The Audubon trip that visited these two locations this morning ran into beautiful weather and modest bird movement.  Waterfowl & raptors graced Pick Ponds, while a few late landbird migrants were straggling through the riparian corridors of 3-Creeks.  Highlights included:

Tundra Swans - 2 remain at Pick Ponds; they were in Mallard Marsh this afternoon.

Dabbling Ducks - Pick Ponds had loads of Mallards, but also had 20+ Shovelers, 6 Green-winged Teal, 16 Gadwall, and 1 N.Pintail.  Most of the birds were in Mallard & Wood Duck marshes, but the Gadwall & Pintail were on Ellis Pond.

Bald Eagle - a distant bird was soaring over the southern portion of Pick Ponds

Other Raptors - Pick POnds had 5-6 Red-tails as well as a very accomodating pair of Kestrels around the Wood Duck marsh Viewing area.

Brown Creepers - 3 were around the Confluence area early, while another 2-3 were along the bikepath near the Borrow Pits.

Thrushes - lots of migrant Robins at 3-Creeks, mostly feasting on honeysuckle berries around Heron Pond and the Borrow Pits areas.  A flock of 7 E.Bluebirds were fly-overs at Heron Pond

Sparrows - flocks of White-throated were along the trails at 3-Creeks, but other species were hard-to-find.  Best were 2+ Tree Sparrows around the feeder at the Wood Duck Picnic Area at Pick Ponds

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