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A Meadows Afternoon – September 27, 2024

Leaders Group 1:  Jackie & Keith Parker

Leaders Group 2: Alan & Robin Crawford, Pam Hubert

Temp: 73° F

Winds:  0 mph

Weather Conditions: very cloudy with occasional drizzle and a light breeze.

Group 1

32 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 2
Blue-winged Teal 2
Mallard 40
American Black Duck 2
Green-winged Teal 12
Mourning Dove 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 45
Greater Yellowlegs 15
Stilt Sandpiper 3
Least Sandpiper 5
Semipalmated Sandpiper 50
Laughing Gull 6
Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 12
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Royal Tern 14
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Osprey 10
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Flicker 1
Merlin 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 7
Marsh Wren 1
Carolina Wren 4
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Field Sparrow 6
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Northern Cardinal 1

 

Group 2

CMBO ”A Meadows Afternoon” walk, Group 2 of 2, led by Alan Crawford, ably assisted by Pam Hubert and Robin Crawford, with eight eager participants, many from the Native Plant Society of New Jersey.

37 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 4
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 2
Mallard 50
American Black Duck 1
Green-winged Teal 4
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 2
Sora 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 30
Greater Yellowlegs 5
Stilt Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 60
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Common Tern 1
Royal Tern 40
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 4
Osprey 8
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Flicker 1
Merlin 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 6
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 10
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 4
House Sparrow 4
Field Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 1
Common Yellowthroat 4