Leslie Bostrom led a group of 16 on a 5 mile walk at Great Swamp, through various habitats to and around the impoundment area, giving us good looks at a variety of birds including some early warblers, a kestrel, lingering ring-necked ducks, 7 nesting pairs of osprey and topped-off with a Broad-winged Hawk soaring over the parking lot at the very end of the walk.
- Canada Goose 10
- Mute Swan 2
- Wood Duck 4
- Mallard 3
- Ring-necked Duck 2 Male and female pair clearly observed both sitting close together and swimming together by multiple experienced birders. White ring on bill with black tip , slightly pointed shape head, blackish body with white-gray sides.
- Double-crested Cormorant 2
- Great Blue Heron 3
- Turkey Vulture 2
- Osprey 14
- Broad-winged Hawk 1
- Mourning Dove 3
- Downy Woodpecker 5
- Hairy Woodpecker 2
- Northern Flicker 3
- American Kestrel 1
- Eastern Phoebe 2
- Warbling Vireo 2
- Blue Jay 20
- American Crow 6
- Fish Crow 4
- Tree Swallow 12
- Barn Swallow 2
- Black-capped Chickadee X
- Tufted Titmouse 12
- White-breasted Nuthatch 4
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
- Eastern Bluebird 2
- American Robin 20
- Gray Catbird 1
- Ovenbird 10 Teacher teacher teacher teacher call heard by many at numerous wooded locations and one bird seen by several experienced birders. Number is minimum estimate
- Northern Waterthrush 1
- Blue-winged Warbler 2 Bee buzz Song heard and bird seen --Yellow belly, dark eye line, Olive back, Grey wings with wing bars, seen by almost all members of the group
- Black-and-white Warbler 12 Several birds seen well by multiple observers and many squeaky wheel songs heard throughout wooded areas. Number is a minimum estimate.
- Common Yellowthroat 3 Wichity Wichity song heard by multiple experienced members of the group in appropriate habitat. None seen.
- American Redstart 1
- Yellow Warbler 20 Bright yellow warblers seen at several locations and heard at multiple locations by experienced birders. Number is a minimum estimate.
- Pine Warbler 10
- Chipping Sparrow 8
- Field Sparrow 8 Bouncing ball trill heard at nyerous locations in appropriate habitat and several individuals seen by multiple experienced birders --Clear Buffy breasted small sparrow with wing bars red- brown crown, eye ring and pink bill
- White-throated Sparrow 3
- Song Sparrow 2
- Swamp Sparrow 6
- Eastern Towhee 20
- Northern Cardinal 10
- Red-winged Blackbird X
- Common Grackle X
- Brown-headed Cowbird 10
- House Finch 1