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Birding the Meadows – April 20, 2026

Leaders Group 1: Karen Thompson, Alan Crawford, John McElroy

Leaders Group 2: Bill & MJ Roache, Barry Hershfeld

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Group 1

42 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 22
Mute Swan 2
Blue-winged Teal 1
Northern Shoveler 10
Gadwall 1
Mallard 5
Green-winged Teal 6
Black Scoter 40
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 1
American Oystercatcher 10
Killdeer 1
Piping Plover 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 7
Laughing Gull 5
American Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s Tern 4
Red-throated Loon 4
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 45
Snowy Egret 3
Great Egret 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 5
Bald Eagle 1
Purple Martin 1
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 5
Brown Thrasher 1
House Finch 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Yellowthroat 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Northern Cardinal 1

 

Group 2

52 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 6
Mute Swan 3
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 10
Gadwall 2
Mallard 4
Green-winged Teal 13
Black Scoter 40
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 1
American Oystercatcher 10
Killdeer 2
Piping Plover 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 6
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 14
American Herring Gull 25
Forster’s Tern 10
Red-throated Loon 5
Common Loon 4
Northern Gannet 25
Double-crested Cormorant 175
Snowy Egret 4
Great Egret 3
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 5
Bald Eagle 1
Fish Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 2
Purple Martin 1
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Wren 5
European Starling 6
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
American Robin 3
House Sparrow 5
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 18
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
Common Grackle 5
Common Yellowthroat 12
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 5
New Jersey Audubon