Great Blue Heron
I got an early start, and went first to Swans Cove Pool and Little Toms Cove. I only saw a few avian species there.
Great Blue Heron
Ruddy Duck
Ruddy Duck
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
I decided to hike some of the trails, and then try again at Swans Cove Pool and Little Toms Cove later in the day. The first trail I hiked was the Lighthouse Trail where I saw a few woodland species.
White-throated Sparrow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
I parked at the Woodland Trail parking lot, and it looked like a long hike, but I could take the Black Duck Trail all the way to Wildlife Loop that wasn't open to vehicles until late afternoon. Along the trail, I saw several more avian species.
Belted Kingfisher
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
By the time I made it to the Wildlife Loop, I was already worn out, but luckily, there were some good birds right where the trail met the loop. I decided to wait until 3 p.m. before going around the loop.
Great Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Herons
I drove back to the Toms Cove Visitor Center and birded both side of the road. Now there was more activity.
Bufflehead
Forster's Tern
Forster's Tern
Greater Yellowlegs and Dunlins
Willet
It was getting close to noon and low tide, so I headed to the Queens Sound Boat Ramp to look for American Oystercatchers, and saw a few of them there as well as a Common Loon.
American Oystercatcher
American Oystercatcher
American Oystercatcher
Common Loon