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Birding the Meadows – July 4, 2022

Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins

Temp: 80° F

Winds:

Weather Conditions: sunny

A flock of migrating Short-billed Dowitchers flew in near the blind. Spotted, Least, and Semi-palmated Sandpipers were also present, with both yellowleg species. Sadly, most of the Least Tern chicks had been predated, with only two remaining.

37 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 39
Mallard 45
American Black Duck 1
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 1
American Oystercatcher 5
Killdeer 4
Least Sandpiper 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 21
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Greater Yellowlegs 7
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Laughing Gull 19
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Least Tern 12
Forster’s Tern 1
Black Skimmer 1
Snowy Egret 1
Glossy Ibis 1
Osprey 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
Fish Crow 2
Purple Martin 16
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 5
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 6
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 18
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 4
Common Yellowthroat 2
Indigo Bunting 3