Hi folks! My name is Aspen, and I’m honored to be the waterbird counter for MSRW’s fall season.
The season started out with a pretty slow day today, and beautiful clear weather. Ed Pike and I counted from McGulpin Point starting at sunrise, and primarily had Double-crested Cormorants and Red-necked Grebes moving through the straits and foraging. Not too many birds seem to be migrating yet.
Hooded Merganser – 2
duck sp – 2
Common Loon – 2
Red-necked Grebe – 67
Double-crested Cormorant – 144
Great Egret – 1
Ring-billed Gull – 1
Herring Gull – 52
gull sp – 2
Caspian Tern – 1
Other species:
Spotted Sandpiper – 1
Bald Eagle – 1
Merlin – 2
Monarch Butterfly – 3
