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Birding the Meadows – June 24, 2024

Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Ruth Bergstrom, Alan Crawford, John McElroy, Holly Lemieux 

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A humid morning with temps in the low 80’s but with a nice breeze off the water. Least Tern and American Oystercatcher chicks were abundant, and the juvenile Virginia Rail, Yellow-breasted Chat and Indigo Bunting were highlights. 

34 species 

Species  Count 
Canada Goose  29 
Mute Swan  2 
Mallard  18 
American Black Duck  1 
Mourning Dove  4 
Chimney Swift  1 
Virginia Rail  1 
American Oystercatcher  15 
Killdeer  2 
Lesser Yellowlegs  1 
Laughing Gull  8 
Herring Gull  1 
Great Black-backed Gull  5 
Least Tern  40 
Forster’s Tern  2 
Snowy Egret  3 
White Ibis  18 
Osprey  3 
American Crow  4 
Fish Crow  2 
Purple Martin  22 
Barn Swallow  1 
Carolina Wren  2 
European Starling  11 
Gray Catbird  1 
House Finch  1 
Field Sparrow  4 
Song Sparrow  1 
Yellow-breasted Chat  1 
Red-winged Blackbird  20 
Common Grackle  8 
Common Yellowthroat  2 
Northern Cardinal  1 
Indigo Bunting  2