(submitted by Margaret Bain)
A total of 61 species this year, with some new ones found and some old ones missed.
It was overcast and wet most of the day on Saturday, June 8, with very little birdsong. Sunday, June 9th, was a nicer day and the sunshine brought out several birds we had expected to see and hear in the rain.
List of bird species:
| Canada Goose | HUNDREDS feeding in nearby fields and flying over |
| Wood Duck | 2 females – one with a brood of at least 4 ducklings |
| Northern Pintail | 1 male feeding in nearby field – first ever for the count |
| Mallard | a few pairs in the marsh, many feeding in nearby fields |
| American Bittern | 1 male calling deep in the marsh – not seen |
| Least Bittern | 1 seen briefly as it flew a short distance over the marsh |
| Great Blue Heron | 1 flying over |
| Great Egret | 2 both days, feeding at south edge of marsh |
| Green Heron | 2 flying over |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 1 very vocal and territorial in woods at north edge of marsh |
| Common Gallinule | one, heard only |
| Killdeer | several calling and in flight |
| Ring-billed Gull | many flying over |
| Mourning Dove | several on hydro wires |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | one male flying over |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 2 in dead trees |
| Northern Flicker | 3 or 4 heard and seen |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | 1 singing in woods at north edge of marsh |
| Alder Flycatcher | several singing from edge of marsh |
| Willow Flycatcher | 1 singing from meadow area |
| Eastern Phoebe | 2 or 3 around the houses on Maple Grove Road |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 2 at north end of marsh |
| Eastern Kingbird | 2 or 3 in open areas |
| Warbling Vireo | several singing in trees near marsh and along road |
| Red-eyed Vireo | several singing in trees along road |
| Blue Jay | 3 or more noisy birds |
| American Crow | several in fields and flying over |
| Tree Swallow | 4+ over the marsh, at least 1 entering nestbox |
| Bank Swallow | 4 over the marsh – unexpected – not seen here previous years |
| Barn Swallow | 4+ over marsh and meadow |
| Black-capped Chickadee | several in treed areas |
| House Wren | 3+ singing along road |
| Winter Wren | 1 singing in woods north of marsh |
| Marsh Wren | a few singing reluctantly in the rain |
| Eastern Bluebird | probably 2 different pairs attending nest boxes |
| Veery | 3+ singing in wooded areas |
| American Robin | numerous, as usual! |
| Gray Catbird | 3+ in roadside bushes, 1 at edge of marsh |
| Brown Thrasher | 2 singing from treetops |
| European Starling | small flocks here and there |
| Cedar Waxwing | 6+ flying over |
| Black-and-white Warbler | 1 in trees south of marsh |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | 2 or 3 in trees along edge of marsh |
| Mourning Warbler | 3+ singing in brushy areas |
| Common Yellowthroat | 4+ singing at marsh edges |
| Yellow Warbler | several in meadow and marsh edges |
| Canada Warbler | 1 singing in woods north of marsh |
| Scarlet Tanager | 1 singing from tall trees at north end of marsh |
| Chipping Sparrow | several in roadside trees |
| Song Sparrow | several, in trees, bushes, and grassy areas |
| Swamp Sparrow | numerous on south side of marsh |
| Northern Cardinal | 2+ singing in gardens beside road |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 2 or 3 singing from taller trees |
| Indigo Bunting | very vocal on fences and roadside trees |
| Bobolink | several in tall grass areas – more this year it would seem |
| Red-winged Blackbird | very numerous in cattails |
| Eastern Meadowlark | 3+ in grassland |
| Common Grackle | lots everywhere |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | only a few this year |
| Baltimore Oriole | 4+ in treed areas |
| American Goldfinch | several flying over |
