Our first stop at the Visitor’s Center yielded only five species: turkey vulture, American crow, house finch, Carolina wren, and tufted titmouse. The Leeds Eco-Trail only yielded blue jay and American crow. We identified 24 species along Wildlife Drive. The two highlights were a flock of six white pelicans in the East Pool and a peregrine falcon in a tree on the north side of the drive where the road kinks to the right. Other birds identified along the drive included gadwall, tundra swan, northern pintail, northern shoveler, green-winged teal, ruddy duck, bufflehead, Canada goose, “Ipswich” Savannah sparrow, dunlin (at least 500, probably more), American black duck, great blue heron, northern harrier, hooded merganser, and double-crested cormorant.
MY PHOTOS: American white pelican, mallard, hooded merganser, peregrine falcon, great blue heron, great egret, “Ipswich” Savannah sparrow, lesser yellowlegs
