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Birding the Meadows – August 15, 2022

Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins

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46 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 5
American Black Duck 1
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Pied-billed Grebe - Karen Thompson

Pied-billed Grebe photo by Karen Thompson

 
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Virginia Rail 3
Virginia Rail - Karen Thompson

Virginia Rail photo by Karen Thompson

 
Semipalmated Plover 3
Killdeer 2
Sanderling 65
Semipalmated Sandpiper 20
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Laughing Gull 15
Herring Gull 5
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 26
Least Tern 75
Common Tern 6
Royal Tern 8
Black Skimmer 3
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Least Bittern 1
Least Bittern - Karen Thompson

Least Bittern photo by Karen Thompson

 
Least Bittern - Karen Thompson

Least Bittern photo by Karen Thompson

 
Least Bittern - Karen Thompson

Least Bittern photo by Karen Thompson

 
Great Blue Heron 1
Snowy Egret 2
Green Heron 1
Green Heron - Karen Thompson

Green Heron photo by Karen Thompson

 
Glossy Ibis 1
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Carolina Chickadee 4
Purple Martin 14
Tree Swallow 36
Barn Swallow 10
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 1
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Cardinal 4