There were many birds feeding along the woods edge. A Red-eyed Vireo and a Blue-headed Vireo were seen among six Ruby-crowned Kinglets.
I was happy to get a look at a Winter Wren and thrilled when it popped up and allowed me to get some nice photos of this sneaky, tiny bird.
Although the peak of the warbler migration has passed and the variety of species are waning, I came across 2 Nashvilles, 2 Blackpolls, 3 Tennessees, 3 Yellow-rumpeds, a Magnolia, and a Common Yellowthroat.
Also present were 3 Eastern Phoebes, 6 American Goldfinches, a Field Sparrow, a Swamp Sparrow, and 2 Lincoln's Sparrows among 10 White-throateds.
A group of Cedar Waxwings landed in a tree as numbers of Blue Jays and American Robins paraded by.
The north pond continued to hold the Hooded Merganser and the Pied-billed Grebe plus about 300 Tree Swallows, but the nice addition was that of two Northern Shovelers.
The new addition to the south pond was an American Coot that was seen with an American Black Duck and two Green-winged Teal.
A quick stop at the West Gremar Road retention pond produced two Lesser Yellowlegs and an American Black Duck.
As I got out of the car at the Newburg Road retention ponds, I noticed an adult Bald Eagle cirling overhead.
Even though I didn't get there until the early afternoon, there was still a lot of activity. I tallied 14 Palm Warblers, 3 Common Yellowthroats, a Yellow-rumped Warbler, 7 Savannah Sparrows, and a Cedar Waxwing. Two Swamp Sparrows were in the long, skinny cattail patch along the fence by Koch 33 Toyota. Five Horned Larks and six Killdeer were in the grassy field between the pond and the hospital.
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