bridge on NC751 over Northeast Creek, Martha's Chapel Road, Farrington Point causeway, bridge over White Oak Creek, Ebenezer Point, US64 causeway, northern end of Big Woods Road

8:15-11:15, overcast, chilly (0-5 C), N wind

land birds were in flocks, mostly two flocks at Ebenezer Point -- large flock of cormorants and gulls on White Oak Creek near Crosswinds Marina -- large flock of roosting gulls on the beach and south of Ebenezer Point -- otherwise few birds on the lake other than scattered gulls

See notes on special observations at the bottom!

ANSERIFORMES
Canada Goose	10	flushed from beaver pond at northern end of Big Woods Road
Mallard	2	on the pond beside Martha's Chapel Road, male with female
[Ring-necked Duck]	1	female with two smaller diving ducks far west of Ebenezer Point [id uncertain]
[Bufflehead]	2	females with one larger diving duck far west of Ebenezer Point [id uncertain]
Long-tailed Duck	2	west of Ebenezer Point, male and female looking mostly white, only male had a long tail projecting behind
Hooded Merganser	18	on Northeast Creek and US64, males and females
PODICIPEDIFORMES
None!
PELICANIFORMES
Double-crested Cormorant	500	mostly on White Oak Creek, scattered elsewhere
CICONIIFORMES
Great Blue Heron	2
FALCONIFORMES
Turkey Vulture	1
Black Vulture	5	rising from woods west of US 64 causeway about 10:45
Red-tailed Hawk	1	beside the US64 causeway
Bald Eagle	3	including one adult west of Northeast Creek, 2 immatures at Ebenezer Point
American Kestrel	1	male, gray and rusty, atop a bare tree at Ebenezer Point
CHARADRIIFORMES
Killdeer	1	heard flying at Ebenezer Point
Herring Gull	20	mostly first-winter immatures, some older birds in the large flock at Ebenezer Point
Ring-billed Gull	2000	mostly adults, some second-winter birds, few first-winter immatures, scattered everywhere but big flocks on White Oak Creek and south of Ebenezer Point
Bonaparte's Gull	50	with flocks of Ring-bills, mostly adults, few first-winter immatures
COLUMBIFORMES
Rock Pigeon	20	near causeway bridges and in pastures
Mourning Dove	4
CORACIIFORMES
Belted Kingfisher	1	flew past the US64 causeway
PICIFORMES
Red-bellied Woodpecker	1	along Ebenezer Point drive
Downy Woodpecker	1	along Ebenezer Point drive
Northern Flicker	1	along Ebenezer Point drive
PASSERIFORMES
FLYCATCHER FAMILY
Eastern Phoebe	1	at Ebenezer Point campground
JAY AND CROW FAMILY
Blue Jay	8	scattered
American Crow	15	scattered singles and small parties
CHICKADEE FAMILY
Carolina Chickadee	2	along Ebenezer Point drive
Tufted Titmouse	2	along Ebenezer Point drive
WREN FAMILY
Carolina Wren	4	singing briefly
THRUSH FAMILY
American Robin	10	scattered
Hermit Thrush	2	along Enbenzer Point drive
Eastern Bluebird	2	along Martha's Chapel Road
WAXWING FAMILY
Cedar Waxwing	4	near juncos at Ebenezer Point, including one that perched in plain view
WOOD-WARBLER FAMILY
Yellow-rumped Warbler	few	along Ebenezer Point drive
NEW-WORLD SPARROW FAMILY
Chipping Sparrow	6	along Martha's Chapel Road
Dark-eyed Junco	40	in a flock at Ebenezer Point
Song Sparrow	3	bushes beside roads
CARDINAL FAMILY
Northern Cardinal	4
BLACKBIRD FAMILY
[Red-winged Blackbird]	30	in a flock overhead at Northeast Creek, probably all male Red-winged Blackbirds (but possibly Rusty Blackbirds)

NOTES

Land birds were scarce and clustered in flocks.   We missed many species that associate with flocks around chickadees and titmice in the winter.

Two Long-tailed Ducks west of Ebenezer Point were distant but still clearly showed their striking dark-on-white pattern and the male's long tail.   One of the few tundra-nesting ducks, they come south along the coast in winter as far as Pamlico Sound and are scarce inland.   This species was a first on Jordan Lake for Avian Biology!