Eagle Marsh
April 18,2017
Thirteen birders from Stockbridge Audubon Society enjoyed a nice hike through the west end of Eagle Marsh this evening, tallying an interesting list of 35 species. As a group, we added eight new birds to our annual field trip list, indicated by the FOY in the list below.
Field trip leaders - Rodger Rang and John Winebrenner
Canada Goose 10
Mute Swan 1
Wood Duck 3
Gadwall 2
Mallard 6
Blue-winged Teal 12
Northern Shoveler 2
Green-winged Teal 14
Double-crested Cormorant 30
Great Blue Heron 7
Great Egret 3 FOY
Green Heron 1 FOY
Black-crowned Night Heron 1 FOY - Heard at the end of the trip by a few.
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 2 1 adult, 1 first year
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sora 1
American Coot 5
Killdeer 2
Pectoral Sandpiper 18 FOY
American Woodcock 2
Greater Yellowlegs 3 FOY
Lesser Yellowlegs 40 FOY
Mourning Dove 3
American Kestrel 1 Male
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 2 FOY
Marsh Wren 1 FOY - Heard well at close range
American Robin 3
European Starling 50
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 250
Common Grackle 150
American Goldfinch 4
John Winebrenner
Fort Wayne
April 18,2017
Thirteen birders from Stockbridge Audubon Society enjoyed a nice hike through the west end of Eagle Marsh this evening, tallying an interesting list of 35 species. As a group, we added eight new birds to our annual field trip list, indicated by the FOY in the list below.
Field trip leaders - Rodger Rang and John Winebrenner
Canada Goose 10
Mute Swan 1
Wood Duck 3
Gadwall 2
Mallard 6
Blue-winged Teal 12
Northern Shoveler 2
Green-winged Teal 14
Double-crested Cormorant 30
Great Blue Heron 7
Great Egret 3 FOY
Green Heron 1 FOY
Black-crowned Night Heron 1 FOY - Heard at the end of the trip by a few.
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 2 1 adult, 1 first year
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sora 1
American Coot 5
Killdeer 2
Pectoral Sandpiper 18 FOY
American Woodcock 2
Greater Yellowlegs 3 FOY
Lesser Yellowlegs 40 FOY
Mourning Dove 3
American Kestrel 1 Male
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 2 FOY
Marsh Wren 1 FOY - Heard well at close range
American Robin 3
European Starling 50
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 250
Common Grackle 150
American Goldfinch 4
John Winebrenner
Fort Wayne
