There was a nice variety of birds around Lefferts Pond this morning. Most interesting was an adult bald eagle sitting above us as we scoped the pond (didn't see it until it took off over our heads). An immature eagle flew by as well.

Number of species:     38

Canada Goose     7
Wood Duck     2 (pair)
Mallard     8
Common Merganser     2
Ruffed Grouse     2
Pied-billed Grebe     1
Great Blue Heron     2
Bald Eagle     2 (one adult; one immature)
Wilson's Snipe     1
Mourning Dove     2
Belted Kingfisher     1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     8
Blue-headed Vireo     2
Blue Jay     4
American Crow     1
Common Raven     1
Tree Swallow     2
Barn Swallow     3
Black-capped Chickadee     9
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
Brown Creeper     4
Winter Wren     3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     2
American Robin     9
Nashville Warbler     1
Black-throated Blue Warbler     3
Yellow-rumped Warbler     11
Black-throated Green Warbler     3
Blackburnian Warbler     1
Ovenbird     1
Northern Waterthrush     3
Song Sparrow     2
Swamp Sparrow     1
White-throated Sparrow     10
Red-winged Blackbird     6
Common Grackle     6
Purple Finch     1
American Goldfinch     1

Sue and Marv Elliott