Eighteen brave folks fought the wind and cold for our first Winter Solstice Nature walk, in search of the elusive Long-tailed Duck and equally elusive Orange-crowned Warbler.

We did tally 24 species, with nine flavors of duck, including the Lesser Scaup above.

And we were treated to a Winter Solstice talk and slide show by Laura Venner and her team at the MEC Auditorium, which featured a small-scale version of Stonehenge and lots of interesting info on solstices.

(Thanks to all who attended, and to Laura and her crew!)  Full bird list follows.

Location:     Richard W. Dekorte Park
Observation date:     12/21/10
Notes:     We also checked the feeder at Harrier Meadow for Orange-crowned Warbler, no luck, A Long-tailed Duck was seen at DeKorte earlier in the day but was not seen on the count.
Number of species:     24

Canada Goose   

Gadwall    

American Black Duck    

Mallard    

Northern Pintail   

Canvasback   

Lesser Scaup   

Bufflehead   

Hooded Merganser   

Common Merganser   

Ruddy Duck    

Northern Harrier  

Cooper's Hawk 

Ring-billed Gull  

Mourning Dove  

Belted Kingfisher  

Black-capped Chickadee 

American Robin 

Northern Mockingbird  

European Starling 

American Tree Sparrow 

White-crowned Sparrow 

Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Northern Cardinal  

House Finch    

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