A Swainson's Thrush was feeding along the trail near the footbridge at the Boulton end of the park.
An adult Bald Eagle flew by along the creek. A Canada Warbler sang next to the footbridge but, as usual, never showed itself for a photo. On the other hand, a Common Yellowthroat posed nicely in the same general area.
Birds seen atop the hill included Indigo Bunting, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Great Crested Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Cedar Waxwing, Wood Thrush, Ovenbird, Northern Parula, American Redstart, and Eastern Towhee.
The area up behind the Environmental Center held Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Baltimore Oriole, Blue-winged Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, and Field Sparrow.
The area beyond the buildings across the road from the Environmental Center produced Veery, Eastern Bluebird, and Brown Thrasher.
Adam Miller let me know about a possible Western Sandpiper that he had found at the West Gremar Road retention pond, so I headed over there. I found the bird he was talking about with two Semipalmated Sandpipers. It was very rufous compared to the other two but had the same short, thick, stubby bill of a Semipalmated. Since I had very little experience with Western Sandpiper, I took a bunch of photos and sent the link to some experts from the West Coast. They all agreed that the bird was a very bright, rufous Semipalmated Sandpiper that could be easily confused with a Western.
There were also two Semipalmated Plovers, 8 Least Sandpipers, a Spotted Sandpiper, and 2 Killdeer there.
From there, I birded the Regency Boulevard ponds. Baltimore Oriole, Yellow Warbler, and Common Yellowthroat were found along the woods edge. The ponds held 9 Killdeer, 12 Spotted Sandpipers, 2 Least Sandpipers, and a Lesser Yellowlegs that was missing its right foot.
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