August Bird Walk - Revisit Zeloski Marsh

When the walk started, the weather was relatively cool and hazy. The cool soon turned to hot and the haze to humidity, making this a warm, muggy walk. Fortunately, there were many great birds to see as we moved along fairly slowly. It seemed there were Great Egrets everywhere we looked, along with several flocks of various ducks flying in and out of the impoundments. We were entertained by many swallows. We managed to find a number of shorebirds, no mean feat in our area lately. Besides the birds, we had a great look at a Bullfrog and assisted a large Painted Turtle, which crossed our path, on his way. See below for a complete list of birds seen. Once again, many thanks to Karen Etter Hale for her excellent field notes.

If you couldn't be with us for this walk, we hope you will be able to join us for an upcoming field trip.

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33 species (+3 other taxa)


Canada Goose 20
Wood Duck 14
Mallard 90
Blue-winged Teal 10
Pied-billed Grebe 6
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 25
Turkey Vulture 1
Northern Harrier 1 Good looks, as it came over the trail a couple of times.
Sandhill Crane 65
Killdeer 23
Lesser Yellowlegs 35
Stilt Sandpiper 1
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
peep sp. 20 Or more.
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher 1
Ring-billed Gull 3
Black Tern 6
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Kingbird 5
American Crow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 25
Rough Winged Swallow - Several heard.
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Indigo Bunting 1
Cedar Waxwing 13
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 40
Yellow-headed Blackbird 1
blackbird sp. 100 Or more. Most were almost certainly Red-winged Blackbirds.
American Goldfinch 5


View the checklist the above is based on, online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19496311

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