Margaret Bain writes:
It rained most of the day on Saturday, June 12th, but the marsh and surrounding area was lively with birdsong. Sunday, June 13th, was a nicer day but almost the only species we added were Marsh Wren and sapsucker.
A total of 61 species this year during the Summer Count.
List of Species:
| Canada Goose | 20 feeding in the marsh + pair with 6 young in the field |
| Wood Duck | at least 12 birds, no young seen |
| Mallard | one flock of 24, other scattered pairs feeding on duckweed |
| Hooded Merganser | 2 females flying out of marsh |
| Pied-billed Grebe | only 1 seen and heard this year |
| American Bittern | one flying out of northeast comer of marsh |
| Least Bittern | one calling male on west side of marsh |
| Great Blue Heron | 1 |
| Green Heron | 2 single birds flying over |
| Cooper’s Hawk | one nice adult flying south along west edge of marsh |
| Virginia Rail | 3+ noisy birds, one coming right out on the south road |
| Sora | 1 heard |
| Common Moorhen | 1 or 2 birds heard but none seen this year |
| Killdeer | several calling and in flight |
| Ring-billed Gull | many flying over |
| Mourning Dove | several on hydro wires |
| Belted Kingfisher | 1 |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | ad. carrying food to nestlings in woods n. of marsh |
| Downy Woodpecker | 1 on roadside bushes |
| Northern Flicker | 2 |
| Pileated Woodpecker | 1 on hydro pole south end of marsh |
| Alder Flycatcher | several singing from edge of marsh |
| Willow Flycatcher | 1 singing from meadow area |
| Least Flycatcher | 2 singing from edge of meadow |
| Eastern Phoebe | at least 1 heard |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 2 calling from trees 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 | 2 or 3 |
| American Crow | several in area |
| Tree Swallow | only 1 or 2 this year, numbers have really dropped |
| Barn Swallow | 2 or 3 over marsh and meadow |
| Black-capped Chickadee | several in treed areas |
| House Wren | 3+ singing along road |
| Marsh Wren | only a couple of birds heard this year |
| Veery | 3-4 singing in treed areas |
| Wood Thrush | 1 singing in trees at south edge of marsh |
| American Robin | everywhere, as usual! |
| Gray Catbird | 2+ in bushes along road |
| Brown Thrasher | 2 singing from treetops |
| European Starling | small flocks |
| Cedar Waxwing | numbers seem up this summer |
| Yellow Warbler | common in meadow area |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | 2 or 3 in trees along the road and edge of marsh |
| Black-and-white Warbler | 1 singing in trees south of marsh |
| Mourning Warbler | 3+ singing in brushy areas |
| Common Yellowthroat | 4+ singing at marshy edges |
| Chipping Sparrow | several in roadside trees and on lawns |
| Song Sparrow | several singing from trees and grassland |
| 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 | several on wires and roadside trees |
| Bobolink | several in grassy areas |
| Red-winged Blackbird | numerous in cattails |
| Eastern Meadowlark | 3+ in open grassland |
| Common Grackle | numerous in all areas |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | several (too many?) |
| Baltimore Oriole | 5+ in gardens and treed areas |
| American Goldfinch | several in open areas |
