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Birding Northwood and Beyond – October 5, 2021

Leaders: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard Temp: 68° F Winds:  light winds Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy 49 species Species Count Mute Swan 6 Mallard 8 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Mourning Dove 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Laughing Gull 3 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Great Egret 1 Black Vulture 2 Turkey Vulture 16…...

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Birding the Meadows – October 4, 2021

Leaders (7:30am group): Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson Leaders (7:45am group): Bill Roache, Mary Jane Roache Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:   7:30am Group 33 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan 2 Blue-winged Teal 8 Northern Shoveler 4 Gadwall 4 Mallard 8 Green-winged Teal 14 Virginia Rail 2 Sora 2…...

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Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – October 3, 2021

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Janet Crawford Temp: 69° F Winds:  SW 9 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Sparrows are on the move, with White-throated, Swamp and Savannah seen this morning at Cox Hall Creek. A skein of Double-created Cormorants migrated high overhead, an adult Bald Eagle flew in low right over the…...

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Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm – October 2, 2021

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 51° F Winds:  WSW 5 mph Weather Conditions: sunny The arrival of Yellow-rumped warblers was very evident this morning at the Rea Farm as they flitted and chipped along the pond edges. The fall influx of sparrows has also begun; we had a White-…...

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Higbee Beach Birding – October 1, 2021

Leaders (7:30am group): Melissa Roach, Chris Marks, Jackie Parker Leaders (7:45am group): Mary Watkins, Dave Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 7:30 am group 43 species Species Count Canada Goose 14 Wood Duck 2 Mourning Dove 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Herring Gull 1 Common Loon 1 Great Egret 1 Turkey…...

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