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Birding the Meadows – April 18, 2022

Leaders: Karen Thompson, Jackie Parker

Temp: 45° F

Winds:   E 15-19 mph

Weather Conditions: Cloudy

First Least Sandpiper of the season, and Common Yellowthroats singing on territory. American Oystercatcher #38 has returned with his mate to nest on the beach. Gray Seal in surf close to shore seen by all.

42 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 1
Mute Swan 2
Blue-winged Teal 4
Northern Shoveler 5
Gadwall 2
Mallard 6
American Black Duck 1
Northern Pintail 3
Black Scoter 11
Mourning Dove 2
American Oystercatcher 6
Killdeer 3
Dunlin 7
Least Sandpiper 5
Greater Yellowlegs 7
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 2
Herring Gull 4
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Forster’s Tern 8
Red-throated Loon 1
Great Egret 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 3
Merlin 1
Tree Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 2
Field Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle 1
Common Yellowthroat 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Northern Cardinal 2