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Birding the Meadows – April 28, 2025

Leaders: Bill Boyle, MJ Roache, John McElroy, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld

Temp: 48° – 62° F

Winds: 5 mph

Weather Conditions: sunny

53 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 4
Mute Swan 2
Blue-winged Teal 3
Gadwall 3
Mallard 8
Surf Scoter 2
Black Scoter 1
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 1
Sandhill Crane 3
American Oystercatcher 8
Killdeer 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 5
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 8
Laughing Gull 18
American Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Least Tern 2
Forster’s Tern 5
Double-crested Cormorant 35
White Ibis 2
Glossy Ibis 7
Little Blue Heron 1
Snowy Egret 1
Great Egret 5
Turkey Vulture 8
Osprey 4
Northern Harrier 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Fish Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 1
Purple Martin 7
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 6
European Starling 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 4
American Goldfinch 1
Field Sparrow 8
Eastern Towhee 2
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 6
Common Yellowthroat 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Northern Cardinal 4
New Jersey Audubon