There were many highlights of the day. We had three bald eagles, six northern harriers, one red-shouldered hawk, and tons of waterfowl! One of the day's highlights was a run in with thousands of snow geese! Check out a photo submitted by Yusuf of the geese, as well as a video compilation of the geese created by yours truly:
Below is the eBird list for the day! The X means that the species has been observed, but we do not know the exact number present:
Bombay Hook NWR, Kent, US-DE
Feb 25, 2012 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
13.0 mile(s)
Comments: Conditions were very windy
48 species (+1 other taxa)
Snow Goose X Could have been thousands, seen gathered in multiple large flocks
Cackling Goose 1
Canada Goose 75
Mute Swan X
Tundra Swan 26
Gadwall 8
American Wigeon 6
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 85
Northern Pintail 215
Green-winged Teal 160
Bufflehead 4
Common Merganser 10
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Wild Turkey 15
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Great Blue Heron 9
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 12
Bald Eagle 3
Northern Harrier 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
American Coot 250
Killdeer 1
Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs 12
Sanderling 15
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay X
Horned Lark 4
Carolina Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Carolina Wren X
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 12
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird 27
House Sparrow 11
Definitely an awesome trip! We will surely make this a more regular spot on our field trip list.
Up next: Frost Valley!
- BQ
