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Birding the Meadows – April 4, 2022

Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins.

Temp: 42° – 47° F

Winds:  NW 10-15 mph

Weather Conditions: sunny

Osprey are back on their nesting platform, and the Kildeer are setting up housekeeping in the parking lot. The Northern Gannet flight continues offshore.

44 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 3
Mute Swan 2
Blue-winged Teal 4
Northern Shoveler 19
Gadwall 22
Mallard 4
American Black Duck 3
Northern Pintail 2
Green-winged Teal 8
scoter sp. 2
Bufflehead 2
American Oystercatcher 2
Killdeer 5
Dunlin 42
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher 2
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 7
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Red-throated Loon 1
Northern Gannet 28
Double-crested Cormorant 44
Great Egret 1
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 5
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 1
Purple Martin 1
Tree Swallow 7
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 3
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Northern Cardinal 2