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Birding the Meadows – May 16, 2022

Leaders (7:30am) group 1: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson

Leaders (7:45am) group 2: Bill Roach, Mary Jane Roach, Bernie Hodgdon

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7:30am Group

45 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 13
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 10
Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) 1
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 10
American Oystercatcher 4
Killdeer 2
Stilt Sandpiper 2
Sanderling 2
Least Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 6
Short-billed Dowitcher 10
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Bonaparte’s Gull 2
Laughing Gull 24
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Least Tern 100
Forster’s Tern 14
Common Loon 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Tricolored Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Osprey 6
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 1
Purple Martin 30
Tree Swallow 8
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 6
House Finch 1
Field Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 10
Common Yellowthroat 4
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 1

 

 

7:45am Group

61 species 

Species Count
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 5
Wood Duck 4
Gadwall 2
Mallard 8
Mourning Dove 7
Chimney Swift 8
Virginia Rail 2
American Oystercatcher 6
Black-bellied Plover 1
Semipalmated Plover 2
Killdeer 2
Sanderling 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 7
Short-billed Dowitcher 21
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Willet 1
Bonaparte’s Gull 3
Laughing Gull 18
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 14
Least Tern 34
Forster’s Tern 8
Black Skimmer 1
Common Loon 2
Double-crested Cormorant 300
Great Egret 1
Tricolored Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 3
Blue Jay 2
Fish Crow 31
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Purple Martin 15
Tree Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 3
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 11
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 4
American Robin 3
House Finch 1
Field Sparrow 7
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle 6
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 5