It was a rainy and foggy afternoon so I decided to go to 6 1/2 Station Road Sanctuary to see if any new ducks were present. I did pretty well with waterfowl, I saw many Canada Geese, several Mallards, around 20 Green-winged Teals, 5 Mute Swans, and 3 Ruddy Ducks. Unfortunately, the 2 Pied-billed Grebes that I have been see out there recently were not to be found.
- Three Ruddy Ducks way out there in the fog and mist.
- A puffed up Field Sparrow. 6 1/2 Station Road 10-24-12.
The sanctuary had a lot of bird activity, here’s my species list:
- Canada Goose
- Mute Swan
- Mallard
- Green-winged Teal
- Ruddy Duck
- Great Blue Heron
- Red-tail Hawk ?
- Ring-billed Gull
- Eastern Phoebe
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Carolina Wren
- American Robin
- European Starling
- Field Sparrow
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White-throated Sparrow
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Common Grackle
The highlight of the day was not even bird related. I saw a BOBCAT slink alongside the creek and then into the brush! It was very exciting and my heart was racing for quite a while after that.
