We explored four areas of the refuge today starting with the visitor’s center. The purple martin houses were taken down. Birds we identified here included American crow, mourning dove, and American robin. The Dike Trail was very productive with 32 species identified. Some of the birds we identified along this trail were two immature bald eagles, belted kingfisher, chipping sparrow, great-crested flycatcher, pileated woodpecker, Caspian tern, Forster’s tern, great blue heron, Savannah sparrow, American avocet (about 100), yellow-rumped warbler, green heron, semipalmated plover, and northern harrier. Along the Boardwalk Trail, we identified great egret, northern mockingbird, tree swallow, and black vulture, among others. The Photographer’s Blind was void of birds but along the trail, some birds we picked out included northern flicker, red-bellied woodpecker, blue jay, Carolina wren, and Carolina chickadee.
MY PHOTOS: great-crested flycatcher, Savannah sparrow, great egret, great blue heron, chipping sparrow, herring gull, northern mockingbird
