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Birding the Meadows – May 18, 2026

Leaders Group 1: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, John McElroy

Leaders Group 2: Bill & MJ Roache, Alan Crawford

Temp: 60° – 80° F

Winds: S 6 mph

Weather Conditions:

Group 1

39 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 10
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 15
Mourning Dove 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Virginia Rail 1
American Oystercatcher 7
Semipalmated Plover 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 19
Willet (Eastern) 1
Least Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Laughing Gull 25
Least Tern 40
Forster’s Tern 3
White Ibis 12
Least Bittern 1
Osprey 4
White-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 2
Purple Martin 20
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
House Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 5
Eastern Towhee 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Red-winged Blackbird 28
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 8
Common Yellowthroat 7
Northern Yellow Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 6

 

Group 2

50 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 4
Mute Swan 1
Gadwall 3
Mallard 16
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
American Oystercatcher 8
Killdeer 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 50
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Willet (Eastern) 2
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Stilt Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 10
Least Sandpiper 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Laughing Gull 15
American Herring Gull 14
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Least Tern 70
Forster’s Tern 4
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Great Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Fish Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 3
Purple Martin 5
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 5
Northern Mockingbird 4
Cedar Waxwing 4
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 6
Field Sparrow 3
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle 9
Common Yellowthroat 8
Northern Parula 1
Prairie Warbler 3
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 4
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