Thirteen birders went to the Trent River Estuary and the Royston Wrecks for a very pleasant morning of birding. Most of us saw or heard 44 species some of the highlights being: Snow Goose, Cooper’s Hawk,Northern Harrier, and Red-winged Blackbirds singing.
Snow Goose
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Comorant
Great Blue Heron
Northern Harrier
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Black-bellied Plover
Dunlin
Mew Gull
California Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Steller’s Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
