We had a great turnout of folks and birds for our fifth annual First-Sunday-of-July walk at DeKorte Park.
Great folks, great birds — including several Great Blue Heron flyovers. (Thanks to Joe Koscielny for the shot above!)
Full list of 39 species, courtesy of Denise Farrell, Julie McCall and Mary Kostus follows.
DeKorte Park, 070713 10 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Gadwall
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Red-tailed Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Forster’s Tern
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Peregrine Falcon
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Marsh Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Wawing
Yellow Warbler
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow