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Birding the Meadows – June 20, 2022

Leaders: Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins

Temp: 68° F

Winds:

Weather Conditions: sunny

Another beautiful day with temps in the high 60’s, low wind, and sunny skies. Highlights of the walk included a Common Raven, Little Blue Heron and just hatched Least Tern chicks.  A dead Great Shearwater was at the water’s edge.

39 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 29
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 32
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 4
American Oystercatcher 6
Killdeer 2
White-rumped Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 8
Laughing Gull 6
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Least Tern 44
Common Tern 1
Forster’s Tern 2
Black Skimmer 8
Snowy Egret 3
Little Blue Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 4
Osprey 4
Willow Flycatcher 1
Willow Flycatcher - Karen Thompson

Willow Flycatcher photo by Karen Thompson

 
White-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 2
Common Raven 1
Purple Martin 14
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
House Sparrow 3
American Goldfinch 1
Field Sparrow 3
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Red-winged Blackbird 22
Common Grackle 8
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow Warbler 1
Indigo Bunting 1