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Birding the Meadows – May 22, 2023

Leaders (7:30am) group 1: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins, Barry Hershfeld

Leaders (7:45am) group 2: Bill Roach, Mary Jane Roach, Jackie Parker

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7:30am Group

45 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 10
Mute Swan 3
Mallard 7
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 2
American Oystercatcher 7
American Oystercatcher - Karen Thompson

American Oystercatcher photo by Karen Thompson

Killdeer 2
Least Sandpiper 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Short-billed Dowitcher 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 3
Herring Gull 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Least Tern 18
Forster’s Tern 5
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 2
Little Blue Heron 1
Little Blue Heron - Karen Thompson

Little Blue Heron photo by Karen Thompson

Green Heron 1
White Ibis 1
Glossy Ibis 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue Jay 1
Purple Martin 14
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Finch 1
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Yellow-breasted Chat - Karen Thompson

Yellow-breasted Chat photo by Karen Thompson

Red-winged Blackbird 16
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 8
Common Yellowthroat 4
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2

 

7:45am Group

55 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 9
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 2
Mallard 4
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 5
American Oystercatcher 8
Semipalmated Plover 1
Killdeer 10
Sanderling 1
Least Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 7
Short-billed Dowitcher 6
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Bonaparte’s Gull 1
Laughing Gull 10
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 9
Least Tern 16
Forster’s Tern 4
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 39
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 4
Little Blue Heron 1
Tricolored Heron 1
Green Heron 1
White Ibis 1
Glossy Ibis 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 5
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 1
Purple Martin 12
Tree Swallow 3
Carolina Wren 2
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 3
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Red-winged Blackbird 13
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 12
Common Yellowthroat 7
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 3
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 1