We covered three areas of the park. Our first stop was the Red Trail where we identified 27 species. Among the birds we identified were worm-eating warbler, northern mockingbird, mute swan, Forster’s tern, red-winged blackbird, killdeer, common yellowthroat, least tern, wood thrush, purple martin, pine warbler, osprey, eastern wood-peewee, double-crested cormorant, mallard, and willet. We went to the Observation Deck next. Some of the birds identified there were mute swan, Forster’s tern, snowy egret, common yellowthroat, great blue heron, Carolina wren, and turkey vulture. For our last stop, we walked portions of the Yellow/Blue Trails. Birds we identified along these trails included indigo bunting, American oystercatcher (in protected areas on the beach), gray catbird, least tern (several along the beach), osprey, tree swallow, fish crow, common yellowthroat, and laughing gull.
MY PHOTOS: mute swan, Forster’s tern, northern mockingbird, worm-eating warbler, red-winged blackbird
