On Sunday, March 10, 2013, Valley Forge Audubon Society had a field trip to Middle Creek WMA to view the migrating Snow Geese and Tundra Swans. Unfortunately, most of the geese had already left the area ahead of a storm system a few days earlier. A large flock was still seen coming in for a landing and the Tundra Swans were still present. A Northern Harrier also put on a good show stalking the fields. The complete list of birds seen, as reported to eBird follows:
Snow Goose 1000
Canada Goose 150
Tundra Swan 60
American Wigeon 12
American Black Duck 30
Mallard 25
Northern Shoveler 9
Northern Pintail 12
Ring-necked Duck 2
Hooded Merganser 3
Common Merganser 50
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 10
Northern Harrier 3
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Ring-billed Gull 4
Mourning Dove 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Crow 15
Fish Crow 1
Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 12
European Starling 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
American Tree Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
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