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Birding the Meadows – April 8, 2024

Leaders:  Brian Moscatello, Ruth Bergstrom, Sharon Meeker, Barry Hershfeld

Temp: 49°F

Winds:  SSW 4 mph

Weather Conditions: sunny

39 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 3
Mute Swan 3
Northern Shoveler 2
Gadwall 14
Mallard 4
Green-winged Teal 10
Surf Scoter 1
Black Scoter 28
Mourning Dove 3
Common Gallinule 1
Common Gallinule - Ruth Bergstrom

Common Gallinule photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
American Coot 2
American Oystercatcher 8
Killdeer 6
Laughing Gull 6
Herring Gull 20
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Forster’s Tern 1
Red-throated Loon 20
Northern Gannet 200
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 4
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 6
European Starling 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 2
House Finch 1
Field Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 18
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Northern Cardinal 1