Like last Saturday, I spent another gusty morning at Cattus Island County Park. Unlike last Saturday, I walked all the way out to the tip of the peninsula; the winds weren't as bad as last week and I was just happy that the sun was out. And the trek paid off with my FOY Northern Rough-winged Swallow which was flying over the marsh and then out over the bay. I tracked the brown swallow with brown breast for a while then lost it so I don't know if it continued out toward Island Beach or circled around back toward the marsh. There were a few Tree Swallows flying just to the east over the path, alternately flying around the marsh and roosting on dead tree branches and while walking out to scout island I saw this little flock again and thought perhaps I spotted the the NRWS again, but it zipped by much too quickly.
The other birds I was happy to find were Blue-gray Gnatcatchers which have returned to the county and were buzzing high in the bare trees and fairly easy to see. In about an hour and 45 minutes I garnered 29 species along my windy walk.
Canada Goose 1
Bufflehead 10
Common Loon 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 4
Tricolored Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 2
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1 Heard
Blue Jay 1 Heard, parking lot
Fish Crow 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 6
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
American Robin 1
Pine Warbler 5 Heard
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 1 Visitor's Ctr
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Common Grackle 10
American Goldfinch 2
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