Terns, Warblers, and a few Shorebirds

I birded Bald Eagle SP this morning with Nate Fronk from 6:30 to 9:00. We had a ton of good species and our year lists jumped significantly. We had both Forster's and Caspian Terns as well as many species of warblers. Also, we had two Dunlin in breeding plumage foraging near the marina at the main park area. We observed a male and female Orchard Oriole foraging alongside a Baltimore Oriole. Below is list of species seen throughout the park at three locations as well as some photos from the morning.

Location:     Bald Eagle SP--Upper Greens Run
Observation date:     4/28/11
Number of species:     25

Chimney Swift -     1
Downy Woodpecker -     1
Blue Jay -     2
American Crow -     3
Black-capped Chickadee -     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -     1
Wood Thrush -     6
American Robin -     7
Gray Catbird -     10
European Starling -     4
Blue-winged Warbler -     1
Nashville Warbler -     1
Yellow Warbler -     2
Black-and-white Warbler -    2
Ovenbird -     2
Common Yellowthroat -      4
Eastern Towhee -     4
Field Sparrow -     2
Song Sparrow -    2
White-throated Sparrow -     1
Northern Cardinal -     1
Red-winged Blackbird -     10
Brown-headed Cowbird -     20
Purple Finch -     5
American Goldfinch -     50

Location:     Bald Eagle SP--Lower Greens Run
Observation date:     4/28/11
Number of species:     16

Forster's Tern -     6
Mourning Dove -     1
Blue Jay -     2
Cliff Swallow -     75
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -     1
Wood Thrush -     1
American Robin -     3
Gray Catbird -     5
Yellow Warbler -     3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) -     2
Black-and-white Warbler -     1
Ovenbird -     1
Eastern Towhee -     2
Red-winged Blackbird -     5
Brown-headed Cowbird -     5
American Goldfinch -     50

Location:     Bald Eagle SP
Observation date:     4/28/11
Number of species:     52

Canada Goose -      2
Gadwall -     1
Mallard -     1
Ring-necked Duck -     1
Bufflehead -     6
Hooded Merganser -     1
Common Merganser (North American) -     2
Ruddy Duck -     1
Common Loon -     3
Pied-billed Grebe -     1
Double-crested Cormorant -     3
Green Heron -     1
Osprey -     2
Killdeer -     2
Spotted Sandpiper -     2
Lesser Yellowlegs -     1
Dunlin -     2
Ring-billed Gull -     300
Caspian Tern -     2
Mourning Dove -     1
Belted Kingfisher -     1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) -     1
Eastern Kingbird -     3
Blue Jay -     4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow -     1
Tree Swallow -     50
Tufted Titmouse -     1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) -     1
House Wren -     1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -     2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -     1
American Robin -     10
Gray Catbird - 10
European Starling -     5
Yellow Warbler -     3
Chestnut-sided Warbler -      1
Black-and-white Warbler -      1
American Redstart -      1
Common Yellowthroat -     3
Eastern Towhee -     2
Chipping Sparrow -     2
Field Sparrow -      1
Song Sparrow -      3
Swamp Sparrow -     1
White-throated Sparrow -     2
Northern Cardinal -     2
Red-winged Blackbird -     10
Common Grackle -     10
Brown-headed Cowbird -    5
Orchard Oriole -     2
Baltimore Oriole -      1
American Goldfinch -     10

We also stopped down to Millbrook Marsh and observed a Prairie Warbler singing after Drew Weber sent out a text alert.

Osprey

Dunlin

Caspian Tern

Gray Catbird

Forster's Terns

Tree Swallow