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Birding the Meadows – May 6, 2024

Leaders Group 1:  Karen Thompson, John McElroy

Leaders Group 2: Bill Roach, Mary Jane Roach, Barry Hershfeld

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Group 1

38 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 3
Mallard 8
Mourning Dove 4
Virginia Rail 1
American Oystercatcher 4
Killdeer 4
Semipalmated Plover 2
Least Sandpiper 20
Semipalmated Sandpiper 12
Laughing Gull 20
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Least Tern 55
Forster’s Tern 5
Green Heron 1
Great Egret 3
Glossy Ibis 33
Osprey 2
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 1
Purple Martin 24
Carolina Wren 4
Brown Thrasher 1
American Robin 2
House Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 6
Eastern Towhee 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Red-winged Blackbird 28
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 4
Common Yellowthroat 7
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 1

 

Group 2

35 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 7
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 4
Mallard 20
Surf Scoter 1
Mourning Dove 4
American Oystercatcher 5
Killdeer 2
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher 12
Least Sandpiper 16
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Laughing Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Least Tern 23
Forster’s Tern 4
Northern Gannet 1
Green Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 12
Osprey 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 4
Purple Martin 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Marsh Wren 1
Carolina Wren 2
Northern Mockingbird 0
Field Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 7
Eastern Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 4
Northern Cardinal 1