Sandy Point Bird Walk

Saturday, September 19, was a perfect day for a morning bird walk at Sandy Point in West Haven. With a cloudless sky and light winds a group of Menunkatuck members joined Nina Levenduski for a leisurely three hour walk.

Twenty-four species were seen:

Common Loon, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, American Black Duck, Mallard, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Black-billed Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black Backed Gull, Rock Dove, Monk Parakeet, Belted Kingfisher, European Starling, Savannah Sparrow, House Sparrow