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Birding the Meadows – October 19, 2026

Leaders (Group 1): Karen Thompson, Alan Crawford 

Leaders (Group 2): Bill & MJ Roache 

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Group 1 

35 species 

Species  Count 
Canada Goose  85 
Mute Swan  3 
Mallard  13 
Surf/Black Scoter  18 
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  8 
Mourning Dove  2 
Black-bellied Plover  1 
Ring-billed Gull  1 
American Herring Gull  2 
Lesser Black-backed Gull  1 
Royal Tern  3 
Northern Gannet  35 
Double-crested Cormorant  3 
Black Vulture  1 
Turkey Vulture  2 
Sharp-shinned Hawk  5 
Cooper’s Hawk  2 
Northern Harrier  1 
Belted Kingfisher  1 
Northern Flicker  4 
Merlin  1 
Blue Jay  4 
American Crow  5 
Tree Swallow  65 
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1 
Carolina Wren  5 
European Starling  2 
Brown Thrasher  1 
House Finch  2 
American Goldfinch  1 
Field Sparrow  1 
Song Sparrow  3 
Red-winged Blackbird  12 
Common Yellowthroat  1 
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  65 
Northern Cardinal  2 

 

Group 2 

40 species 

Species  Count 
Canada Goose  100 
Mute Swan  11 
Mallard  8 
Green-winged Teal  2 
Surf Scoter  4 
Black Scoter  16 
Mourning Dove  4 
Black-bellied Plover  1 
American Herring Gull  17 
Great Black-backed Gull  15 
Lesser Black-backed Gull  5 
Forster’s Tern  3 
Royal Tern  2 
Northern Gannet  17 
Double-crested Cormorant  23 
Great Egret  1 
Great Blue Heron  1 
Black Vulture  1 
Turkey Vulture  3 
Sharp-shinned Hawk  2 
Cooper’s Hawk  2 
Northern Harrier  1 
Downy Woodpecker  1 
Northern Flicker  6 
Blue Jay  45 
American Crow  6 
Tree Swallow  100 
Carolina Wren  4 
European Starling  3 
Gray Catbird  2 
Northern Mockingbird  2 
American Robin  35 
House Finch  6 
American Goldfinch  2 
White-throated Sparrow  2 
Song Sparrow  1 
Swamp Sparrow  3 
Red-winged Blackbird  10 
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  40 
Northern Cardinal  2 
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