The first walk of the fall was under threat of thunderstorms, and was
cut short by a half hour when rumbling thunder began. Otherwise the
70 degrees and intermittent light sprinkles were not unpleasant for
our small group of seven die-hards. We tolerated the moderate stench
of the decomposing Cladophora "algae" along the lakeshore, but were
not rewarded by any migrating shorebirds, however we did learn how to
identify juvenile Mallards by their bill color and white-margined,
blue specula. We almost thought a spirited grayish songbird with
white-edged tail was a junco, but it turned out to be a gnatcatcher.
Aug 20, 2011
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
14 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 8
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 15
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 5
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 5
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 5
swallow sp. (Hirundinidae sp.) 5
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 2
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 10
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 8
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 10
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