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Leaders: Bert Hixon, Bill & MJ Roache, Pam Hubert, Alan Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Pleasantly warm with a light breeze and increasingly sunny skies. 50 species Species Count Mourning Dove 12 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Laughing Gull 4 American Herring Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Green…...

Leaders Group 1: Karen Thompson, Alan Crawford Leaders Group 2: Bill & MJ Roache, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Beach was not accessible Group 1 41 species Species Count Mute Swan 3 Gadwall 4 Mallard 5 Mourning Dove 7 Virginia Rail 3 American Oystercatcher 1 Laughing Gull 5 American Herring…...

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, John McElroy, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 63° F Winds: NW 20 mph Weather Conditions: Wind and rain Intrepid birders showed up for this morning’s walk at Cox Hall Creek WMA. Though the wind and rain never let up, we saw a few American Redstarts, some of…...

Leaders: Jackie & Keith Parker, Holly Lemieux, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  38 species Species Count Black Scoter 4 Mourning Dove 6 Lesser Yellowlegs 4 Laughing Gull 30 American Herring Gull 5 Great Black-backed Gull 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 Forster’s Tern 2 Royal Tern 3 Common…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Bill & MJ Roache, Alan & Robin Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Very windy and cool (low 60s), with intermittent light rain. 40 species Species Count Mallard 3 Mourning Dove 2 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Laughing Gull 2 American Herring Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 3 Pied-billed Grebe…...

Leaders: Karen Thompson, Bill & MJ Roache, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  37 species Species Count Mute Swan 3 Mallard 14 Mourning Dove 10 American Oystercatcher 6 Black-bellied Plover 5 Killdeer 1 Semipalmated Plover 1 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 6 Laughing Gull 8 American Herring Gull…...

Leaders: Roger & Kathy Horn, Pam Hubert, Alan Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 73° F Winds: SE 8 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy 24 species Species Count Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 7 Mourning Dove 16 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Green Heron 1 Osprey (American) 5…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Holly Lemieux, Pam Hubert Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  28 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan 8 Mallard 5 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Laughing Gull 10 American Herring Gull 15 Great Black-backed Gull 3 Black Skimmer 2 Royal Tern 2 Double-crested Cormorant 50 White Ibis 42 Snowy…...

Leaders: Roger & Kathy Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 68° F Winds: NE 10 mph Weather Conditions: sunny Hummingbirds were flitting around feeding on the morning glory, jewelweed and goldenrod at the Rea Farm this morning. A Green Heron gave us beautiful close views in the morning sunlight and…...

Leaders: Jackie & Keith Parker, Alan & Robin Crawford, Pam Hubert Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  Butterflies: Monarch, Common Buckeye, Viceroy, Mourning Cloak, Eastern Tailed Blue, American Lady, Pearl Crescent, Black Swallowtail caterpillars, Sachem, Silver-spotted Skipper, Fiery Skipper, Painted Lady, Cloudless Sulphur, Clouded/Orange Sulphur (white form) 34 species Species Count Mute…...