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Leaders (group 1): Chris Marks, Lynn & Dave Pollard, Dennis McKane Leaders (group 2): Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon, Jackie & Keith Parker Temp: 70° F Winds:  NE 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: Overcast Group 1 28 species Species Count Mourning Dove 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Green Heron 1 Black Vulture 2…...

Leaders: Bill and MJ Roache, Alan Crawford, John McElroy, Barry Hershfeld, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 73° F Winds: WSW 8 mph Weather Conditions: sunny Nice looks at Green Herons flying and skulking, plentiful Semi-palmated and Least Sandpipers off the blind. Spectacular swarms of Tree Swallows at the beach. 47 species Species…...

Leaders: Alan Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly Lemieux Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 48 species Species Count Canada Goose 3 Mute Swan 20 Blue-winged Teal 4 Mallard 43 Wild Turkey 3 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Mourning Dove 5 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Laughing Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 33 Forster’s Tern…...

Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Mary Watkins, Josh Gant Temp: 72° F Winds: S 5-10 mph Weather Conditions: clear 61 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan 8 Blue-winged Teal 2 Gadwall 4 Mallard 24 American Black Duck 2 Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) 2 Mourning…...

Leaders: Jackie Parker, MJ Roache Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 35 species Species Count Canada Goose 7 Mallard 5 Mourning Dove 7 Sora 1 American Oystercatcher 2 Killdeer 2 Lesser Yellowlegs 4 Greater Yellowlegs 4 Sanderling 40 Least Sandpiper 11 Semipalmated Sandpiper 30 Laughing Gull 3 Ring-billed Gull 2 Great Black-backed…...

Leaders: Bill and MJ Roache, Alan Crawford, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom. Temp: 73° F Winds: W 4 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Highlights were a juvenile Sora off the blind and a continuous stream of Tree and Barn Swallows along the shore. 39 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mallard…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Alan Crawford Temp: 72° F Winds: NE 8 mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy Though BirdCast showed that only a minimal number of birds had migrated over Cape May last night, there was lots of evidence of the passing season on this morning’s walk.…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon, Dennis McKane Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: So many Eastern Kingbirds!! 40 species Species Count Mourning Dove 14 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8 Laughing Gull 5 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Osprey 8 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Downy Woodpecker…...

Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Mary Watkins, Josh Gant Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 52 species Species Count Canada Goose 9 Mute Swan 20 Gadwall 1 Mallard 18 American Black Duck 1 Mourning Dove 12 Chimney Swift 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 American Oystercatcher 3 Killdeer 1 Solitary Sandpiper 2…...

Leaders: Jackie and Keith Parker, Alan Crawford. Temp: 83° F Winds: Weather Conditions: sunny, light breeze, calm ocean 39 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Gadwall 2 Mallard 2 Mourning Dove 20 Chimney Swift 4 American Oystercatcher 4 Killdeer 1 Semipalmated Plover 2 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 4 Willet…...