Date: 4/7/24 9:13 am From: John Winebrenner <in-bird-l...> Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Eagle Marsh - Allen County
We had four participants on our Stockbridge Audubon field trip to the west end of Eagle Marsh last evening. The weather was very nice for a walk in the marsh, better than it has been for the past week or so, and the frogs were singing as loud as they possibly could! We compiled the following list of 33 species, including thirteen species of waterfowl. Trip leader: John Winebrenner
Canada Goose 18
Mute Swan 10
Wood Duck 2
Blue-winged Teal 8
Northern Shoveler 2
Gadwall 4
American Wigeon 4
Mallard 16
Green-winged Teal 2
Redhead 4
Ring-necked Duck 28
Lesser Scaup 8
Ruddy Duck 6
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Mourning Dove 2
American Coot 135
Sandhill Crane 1
Wilson's Snipe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 25
Turkey Vulture 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 A nice adult bird that perched near us twice, once for a front view and once for a back view!
Tree Swallow 35
American Robin 3
House Sparrow 3
American Goldfinch 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 9
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 40
Common Grackle 27
John WinebrennerFort Wayne
