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Birding the Meadows – April 12, 2021

Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson

Temp: 52° F

Winds:  N 10-12 mph

Weather Conditions:

 

South Cape May Meadows – 7:16 am

32 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 4
Gadwall 6
Mallard 10
Green-winged Teal 35
Mourning Dove 1
American Oystercatcher 6
Dunlin 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 3
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Laughing Gull 7
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s Tern 3
Red-throated Loon 1
Northern Gannet 4
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 5
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 6
Purple Martin 2
Tree Swallow 3
Carolina Wren 1
Field Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 24
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Cardinal 4

 

Cape Island: The Beanery/Rea Farm – 8:43 am

18 species

Species Count
Mallard 3
Killdeer 1
Laughing Gull 3
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 3
American Robin 1
House Finch 1
White-throated Sparrow 5
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 3