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I had never been here before but it looked good based on the website. It is a peninsula sticking deep into the lake with the trail going the perimeter of it. The total length is about 4 miles and is not easy walking in many places. It took me about 70 minutes to get here from my WLR home. The nearby visitor center opens at 8 in case you need a restroom after the drive but there are campgrounds and other facilities nearby if they are closed. It took me about 2.25 hours to walk the loop. It wasn’t as birdy as I hoped although it was a good workout.

Species seen or heard:
• Wood Duck
• Fish Crow
• American Crow
• Turkey Vulture
• Pied-billed Grebe
• Gray Catbird
• Red-shouldered Hawk
• Pine Warbler
• Carolina Chickadee
• Carolina Wren
• Golden-crowned Kinglet
• Downy Woodpecker
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
• White-breasted Nuthatch
• Belted Kingfisher
• Chipping Sparrow

In case you are paying attention and think I did this yesterday, you are correct, mostly. Today I walked the waterfowl rest are section of Bell Slough and then went to TRP hoping to get the Clay-colored Sparrow. Still now new life bird but I’ve certainly gotten plenty of first-of-seasons this weekend. At Bell Slough, I walked the perimeter of the waterfowl rest area which took about 2 hours. At TRP, I made a loop through the grassy area to the north of the trail and to the horse trail area taking about 90 minutes to do so.

Species seen or heard:
Bell Slough
• American Crow
• Great Egret
• Wood Duck
• Carolina Wren
• Carolina Chickadee
• Blue Jay
• Great Blue Heron
• Killdeer
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Swamp Sparrow
• Eastern Phoebe
• Pied-billed Grebe
• Northern Flicker
• Song Sparrow
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
• Mallard
• Northern Cardinal
• Double-crested Cormorant
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• Gray Catbird
• Black Vulture

Two Rivers Park
• Mourning Dove
• American Crow
• White-throated Sparrow
• Fish Crow
• Blue Jay
• Canada Goose
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Carolina Chickadee
• Carolina Wren
• Eastern Wood-pewee
• Field Sparrow
• Turkey Vulture
• Cooper’s Hawk
• Gray Catbird
• Eastern Meadowlark
• Northern Mockingbird
• Red-shouldered Hawk
• Song Sparrow
• Double-crested Cormorant
• Belted Kingfisher
• Sedge Wren
• Black Vulture

ASCA had a field trip to Bell Slough (North) today. After covering the area we decided to also go to Two Rivers Park to look for the Clay-colored Sparrow that was seen there on Friday. Alas no Clay-colored Sparrow was seen but we did see plenty of other good birds.

Species seen or heard:
Bell Slough (32 species):
• Great Blue Heron
• Pied-billed Grebe
• Northern Cardinal
• Blue Jay
• Double-crested Cormorant
• Great Egret
• Belted Kingfisher
• American Crow
• Mallard
• Northern Flicker
• Carolina Chickadee
• Mourning Dove
• Killdeer
• American White Pelican
• Carolina Wren
• White-throated Sparrow
• Downy Woodpecker
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
• Turkey Vulture
• Pine Warbler
• Canada Goose
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Black Vulture
• Broad-winged Hawk
• Red-headed Woodpecker
• Wood Duck
• Chipping Sparrow
• House Finch
• Northern Mockingbird
• Tufted Titmouse

Two Rivers Park (20 species):
• Blue Jay
• Carolina Chickadee
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
• Carolina Wren
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• Song Sparrow
• Mourning Dove
• Turkey Vulture
• Eastern Phoebe
• Cooper’s Hawk
• American Crow
• Vesper Sparrow
• Red-shouldered Hawk
• Northern Cardinal
• Northern Mockingbird
• Eastern Meadowlark
• Double-crested Cormorant
• Eastern Wood-pewee
• Eastern Bluebird
• Fish Crow