It was an extremely windy day with rain, Birding conditions were poor. We met as a group in Clifford and proceeded to the best birding location of the day – the Clifford Sewage Lagoons. The high winds and rain seemed to be always in our face and our optics became rain covered making sighings difficult. After collecting a Long-billed Dowitcher and other shore birds we left the lagoons and drove the local area picking up a flock of American Pipits. Because of the weather conditions we started late and quit early.

BIRDS SEEN

#1 will indicate birds seen in the Clifford Sewage Lagoons.
The other birds were seen basically from the car with some short stops.
• Canada Goose – 1
• Wood Duck – 1
• Mallard -1
• American Black Duck -1
• American Wigeon -1
• Blue-winged Teal -1
• American Green-winged Teal -1
• Ring-necked Duck – 1
• Lesser Scaup -1
• Merganser Sp. -1
• Ruddy Duck – 1
• Turkey Vulture
• Northern Harrier
• Red-tailed Hawk
• American Coot -1
• Greater Yellowlegs -1
• Lesser Yellowlegs -1
• Spotted Sandpiper -1
• Semipalmated Sandpiper -1
• Least Sandpiper -1
• Long-billed Dowitcher -1
• Ring-billed Gull
• Mourning Dove
• Rock Pigeon
• Blue Jay
• American Crow
• Black-capped Chickadee
• European Starling
• American Pipit
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
• Northern Cardinal
• Common Grackle
• Baltimore Oriole

33 species