Hello all.

Bill Hubick, Dave Powell and I surveyed the Swan Creek Dredge Facility this 
afternoon/evening and came up with some notable birds. Most notable being 
the Marsh Wren that posed for several mintues in front of Bill's camera. 
Shorebirds weren't what we hoped they'd be, but we did manage to find a 
Semipalmated Plover and a few others. We also found a female Ring-necked 
Duck in the north cell.  Not a bad trip!

The area is restricted to the public and permission to enter must be obtained. 
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Totals:

Double-crested Cormorant: 4
Great Blue Heron: 6
Snowy Egret: 2 Mitigated wetland
LITTLE BLUE HERON: 2  Mitigated wetland 
Black-crowned Night-Heron: 3, maybe 4 
GLOSSY IBIS: 3  two in the mitigated area, 1 in flight
Mute Swan: 1
Canada Goose: 18 adults, 3 young
Mallard: 14 adults, 13 young
RING-NECKED DUCK: 1 female, north dredge cell
Turkey Vulture: 15
Osprey: 2  Nest platform is in use and holding up well
Cooper's Hawk: 1 
Killdeer: 4
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER: 1  Mitigated wetland
Spotted Sandpiper: 4
Lesser Yellowlegs: 1  Mitigated wetland
Semilpalmated Sandpiper: 2
Ring-billed Gull: 2
Herring Gull: 110+
Great Black-backed Gull: 20+
LEAST TERN: 2  Foraging in the mitigated wetland
Mourning Dove: 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker: 1
Downy Woodpecker: 1
Hairy Woodpecker: 1
Great-crested Flycatcher: 2
Eastern Kingbird: 4
White-eyed Vireo: 2
Red-eyed Vireo: 1
Blue Jay: 6
American Crow: 3 
Crow sp: 2
Barn Swallow: 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow: 9
Tree Swallow: 16
Purple Martin: 2
Carolina Chickadee: 3
MARSH WREN: 1  Mitigated wetland
Carolina Wren: 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: 2
Eastern Bluebird: 1  As we were walking back to our cars
Wood Thrush: 1
American Robin: 3
Northern Mockingbird: 1
European Starling: 10
American Redstart: 1 female
Common Yellowthroat: 6
Scarlet Tanager: 1  Dave nailed this one!
Blue Grosbeak: 1 female
Indigo Bunting: 5
Northern Cardinal: 8
Eastern Towhee: 2
Field Sparrow: 1
Orchard Oriole: 2  one was a 1st summer bird
Red-winged Blackbird: 50+  
Common Grackle: 50+
American Goldfinch: 6

Matt Grey
Pasadena
matthew.grey-at-yahoo.com