A quick but big thanks to everyone who joined us for the bird walk this morning at Stratford Point. We will announce the date of next month's walk soon. The weather was remarkable for December 14 with only a very light wind and above-normal temperatures in the warm sun. The beautiful conditions made it a little quieter than a typical December day for us as ducks are still coming in Long Island Sound from the north, and as Tom wrote about yesterday and we in the conservation department suspect, some may not spend the winter on our shore this year. Nevertheless, we saw 30 species, with some nice looks at the ducks that were present and a very entertaining group of around 75 Snow Buntings that frequently flew right over our heads. Here are all of the species spotted today:
Brant
Mute Swan
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Great Cormorant
Northern Harrier
Black-bellied Plover
Sanderling
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull (American)
Great Black-backed Gull
Mourning Dove
American Crow
Carolina Wren
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Snow Bunting
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
House Finch
House Sparrow
Scott Kruitbosch
Conservation Technician
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