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Birding the Meadows – April 25, 2022

Leaders: Karen Thompson, Jackie Parker

Temp: 55° F

Winds:  ENE 8-13 mph

Weather Conditions: partly cloudy

Cold blustery morning. Several Soras made an appearance, including two who erupted from the marsh together.  Field Sparrows, Common Yellowthroats and Red-winged Blackbirds were all singing on territory. Several raptors made an appearance, including a perched Sharp-shinned Hawk and a Merlin.

39 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 2
Blue-winged Teal 2
Gadwall 4
Mallard 4
Mourning Dove 3
Sora 3
American Oystercatcher 4
Killdeer 2
Willet 35
Lesser Yellowlegs 10
Laughing Gull 14
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s Tern 9
Snowy Egret 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Merlin 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Purple Martin 1
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
House Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 22
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 5
Common Yellowthroat 6
Northern Cardinal 1