I have yet to get out of Ocean County to bird this month. (Well, we gave it a try yesterday, driving around Atlantic County a bit, but it was much too windy to do any satisfactory birding.)
Today I was back in the WMA. 5 Fish Crows. That seems surprising, especially the 3 that were not by the lake but in the dead tree near a couple of hundred feet from our house (they flew into the WMA so they count for the WMA).
While scanning for bluebirds in the 3rd field a bird zoomed by my field of vision, then another. And another. Taking my eyes away from my binoculars I looked up to find my first Tree Swallows of the year--7 in all. Another harbinger of spring.
4 Ring-necked Ducks remain on the lake--3 drakes and one hen. One of the hens from last week has apparently peeled off.
21 species--the most I've found in the WMA at one time this year.
Canada Goose 1
Mallard 1
Ring-necked Duck 4
Turkey Vulture 1
Mourning Dove 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 5
Tree Swallow 7
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 5
Carolina Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 5
American Robin 2
Pine Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 1
Common Grackle 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
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