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Birding the Meadows – June 16, 2025

Leaders Group 1: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson

Leaders Group 2: Mary Watkins, Barry Hershfeld

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Weather Conditions: Overcast but no rain with slight breeze.

Surprised by Common Nighthawk flyover. Group enjoyed watching the Oystercatcher and Least Tern chicks.

Group 1

39 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 1
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 5
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 4
Virginia Rail 1
American Oystercatcher 9
Killdeer 1
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Laughing Gull 6
American Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Least Tern 90
Forster’s Tern 6
Common Tern 4
Royal Tern 3
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 6
Willow Flycatcher 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Fish Crow 2
Purple Martin 12
Barn Swallow 4
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 6
Gray Catbird 2
Cedar Waxwing 4
House Finch 4
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 5
Common Yellowthroat 5
Prairie Warbler 1
Indigo Bunting 3

 

Group 2

35 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 8
Mallard 4
Mourning Dove 5
Common Nighthawk 1
Chimney Swift 6
American Oystercatcher 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Laughing Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Least Tern 150
Forster’s Tern 4
Royal Tern 3
Glossy Ibis 2
Snowy Egret 2
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 3
Eastern Kingbird 1
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 3
Tree Swallow 6
Purple Martin 11
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 14
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 4
Field Sparrow 2
Seaside Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Red-winged Blackbird 32
Common Grackle 4
Common Yellowthroat 4
Indigo Bunting 3
New Jersey Audubon