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The day was warmer than average for mid-April but we did not find the influx of April migrants that we had hoped for. Cloud cover increased all day and brought rain by late afternoon. We enjoyed a very pretty walk through historic Batsto village to the lake, which was mirror-calm. There were Purple Martins and swallows overhead all day. We had a good look at a Wood Duck guarding its tree nest, and watched the beautiful and photogenic white swans. Several Pine Siskins were a nice surprise mixed in a flock of goldfinches. Later, we looked for a Red-headed Woodpecker along a sand road near Chatsworth, but instead found the Pine Barrens endemic plant “Pyxie” in full bloom.
Participants: Earl Evens, Dino Fiabane, Holly Hoffman, Robert Koch, Laurie Larson, David Wurster.
Trip List:
1 Canada Goose
2 Mute Swan
3 Wood Duck
4 Mourning Dove
5 Laughing Gull
6 Great Blue Heron
7 Turkey Vulture
8 Belted Kingfisher
9 Red-bellied Woodpecker
10 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
11 Northern Flicker
12 Eastern Phoebe
13 American Crow
14 Tree Swallow
15 Purple Martin
16 Barn Swallow
17 Carolina Chickadee
18 Tufted Titmouse
19 White-breasted Nuthatch
20 Carolina Wren
21 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
22 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
23 American Robin
24 Northern Mockingbird
25 European Starling
26 House Finch
27 Pine Siskin
28 American Goldfinch
29 Chipping Sparrow
30 Field Sparrow
31 Dark-eyed Junco
32 White-throated Sparrow
33 Eastern Towhee
34 Red-winged Blackbird
35 Brown-headed Cowbird
36 Common Grackle
37 Black-and-white Warbler
38 Pine Warbler
39 Northern Cardinal
