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Birding the Meadows – May 19, 2025

Leaders: Bill & MJ Roache, John McElroy, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld

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58 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 6
Black Scoter 5
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 5
Black-necked Stilt 1
American Oystercatcher 3
Semipalmated Plover 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 24
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Ruddy Turnstone 2
Dunlin 1
Least Sandpiper 5
Semipalmated Sandpiper 20
Laughing Gull 11
American Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
Black Skimmer 15
Least Tern 85
Forster’s Tern 6
Common Tern 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
White Ibis 25
Glossy Ibis 8
Least Bittern 1
Least Bittern - John McElroy

Least Bittern photo by John McElroy

 
Snowy Egret 1
Great Egret 2
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 4
Mississippi Kite 4
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 1
Purple Martin 30
Barn Swallow 2
Northern House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 5
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 3
House Sparrow 2
American Goldfinch 4
Field Sparrow 2
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 11
Common Yellowthroat 5
Yellow Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 5
New Jersey Audubon