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Birding the Meadows – August 31, 2026

Leaders: Karen Thompson, Ruth Bergstrom

Temp: 76° F

Winds: NE 5 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy

CMBO Morning Meadows. The walk began after a short heavy rainfall. Highlights include both Green-winged and Blue-winged Teal and a pair of Pied-billed Grebes off the observation deck. Hundreds of Tree and Barn Swallows were resting on the beach along with over a hundred Black Skimmers near the jetty.

45 species

Species Count
Blue-winged Teal 4
Mallard 12
Green-winged Teal 4
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
American Oystercatcher 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 6
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Sanderling 10
Least Sandpiper 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 15
Laughing Gull 6
American Herring Gull 14
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Black Skimmer 150
Least Tern 4
Forster’s Tern 4
Common Tern 18
Royal Tern 6
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
White Ibis 80
White Ibis - Karen Thompson

White Ibis photo by Karen Thompson

 
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Brown Pelican 1
Osprey 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Tree Swallow 1000
Barn Swallow 45
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 4
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
House Sparrow 1
House Finch 18
American Goldfinch 2
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 4
Northern Cardinal 2
Blue Grosbeak 1
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