By Phyllis Mansfield
Lora and Matt beautifully arranged the field trip to Blue Heron Water Treatment Facility this morning for 10 birders. A bonus was Matt and his vehicle to transport scopes and tired walkers! 44 species were seen during the morning and the highlights were probably the 3 AMERICAN BITTERNS. Marilyn spotted a SORA RAIL, and we were to hear a couple more. BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS were calling and showing off their unmistakable color. BLUE-WINGED TEAL were present and a lovely flock of AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN soared overhead. NORTHERN HARRIER and RED-SHOULDERED HAWK are dependable here while a MERLIN was an added bonus. I counted 6 GREEN HERON, only 1 WOOD STORK. 3 CASPIAN TERNS, plenty of COMMON YELLOWTHROATS and YELLOW-RUMPS and good numbers of PALM WARBLERS. SAVANNAH SPARROWS were scarce with only a few SWAMP SPARROWS.
The finale was lunch with Matt and Lora while we watched PAINTED BUNTINGS, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, TUFTED TITMOUSE, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, BLUE JAYS and NORTHERN CARDINALS.
Great morning and much thanks go to Lora and Matt.
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