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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
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