Hello all.

I had a great morning at Swan Creek.  83 total species between 7:30-10: 30am.  When/if you go, please remember to sign in at the office. 

Highlights included 2 SEASIDE SPARROWS at the edge of the mitigated wetland and 2 MARSH WRENS in the same area. I had 2 Seasides ad 1 Marsh Wren in the glass at the same time for a brief moment. Swamp and Savannah Sparrows were found in the same area, which is about halfway up the roadway that splits the two wetland areas.  The wrens breed there and the Seasides have been visiting for at least a week.  Also had 11 warbler species (including Kentucky and Chat) and a few other good neotrops.  Add the usual waders and it made for a great trip.

Also had the chance to observe dozens of large carp sliding up the spillway between the wetlands.  The last week's rain made it tough for them, but they made it anyway. 

Highlights (out of 83 species):

Double-crested Cormorant: 1
Great Blue Heron: 9
Great Egret: 2 
Snowy Egret: 3
Little Blue Heron: 5   3 adult, 1 white imm. and 1 calico imm.
Green Heron: 1
Ring-billed Gull: 2
Herring Gull: 14
Great Black-backed Gull: 3
Keast Tern: 2
Killdeer: 4
Least Sandpiper: 3
Spotted Sandpiper: 3
Turkey Vulure: 1
Bald Eagle: 2   1 adult and 1  4th year bird
Red-tailed Hawk: 1  local adult
Cooper's Hawk: 2  migrants
Osprey: 4
VIRGINA RAIL: 1   Vocalized from mid-marsh after I clapped
Empid. Sp: 1
Great-crested Flycatcher: 1
Eastern Kingbird: 2White-eyed Vireo: 2
Red-eyed Vireo: 3
Carolina Wren: 4
MARSH WREN: 2  Mitigated wetland
House Wren: 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: 1
Wood Thrush: 2
Gray Catbird: 9
Brown Thrasher: 1
Northern Parula: 6
Yellow Warbler: 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler: 1
Myrtle Warbler: 3
Black-throated Green Warbler: 1
Black-and-white Warbler: 2
American Redstart: 2
Ovenbird: 3  Wooded stand behind marsh
KENTUCKY WARBLER: 1  Woodland road
Common Yellowthroat: 18+  Seemingly everywhere
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT: 1  Edge of field by power line area
Eastern Towhee: 2
Chipping Sparrow: 2
Field Sparrow: 1  Field just past facility entrance
Savannah Sparrow: 2  At edge of mitigated wetland
Song Sparrow: 2
Swamp Sparrow: 3 Mitigated wetland
SEASIDE SPARROW: 2  Mitigated wetland
White-throated Sparrow: 5
Indigo Bunting: 1
Orchard Oriole: 1
Baltimore Oriole: 2

Butterflies:

Tiget Swallowtail: 1
Cabbage White: 2
Orange Sulphur: 1

Matt Grey
Pasadena