The day started out chilly but warmed up to a nice autumn day, although a bit
breezy. Fall colors were near peak. The 7 of us walked 6 miles around the park
to explore the various habitats: fields, woodlands, salt marsh, beach, the
Sound, and freshwater pond.
Canada Goose
Duck sp.
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (h)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven (h)
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren (h)
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Towhee (h)
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Red-tailed Hawk
54 species
White-tailed Deer
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Eastern Chipmunk
Cabbage White
Orange Sulphur
Wooly Bear Caterpillar
Submitted by Lenore Swenson
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| White Crowned Sparrow, photo by Sandy Paci |
