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Birding the Meadows – October 30, 2023

Leaders: Karen Thompson, MJ Roache, Bill Roache, Barry Hershfeld

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49 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 75
Mute Swan 2
Northern Shoveler 1
Gadwall 1
Mallard 12
American Black Duck 1
Green-winged Teal 15
White-winged Scoter 6
Surf/Black Scoter 150
Virginia Rail 1
Common Gallinule 1
Common Gallinule - Karen Thompson

Common Gallinule photo by Karen Thompson

 
Killdeer 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 7
Dunlin 14
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Royal Tern 1
Northern Gannet 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Snowy Egret 1
Great Egret 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 8
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 65
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 3
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 25