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Birding the Meadows – October 9, 2023

Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Bill Roache, MJ Roache, Sharon Meeker, Barry Hershfeld

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35 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 4
Mute Swan 7
Wood Duck 1
Blue-winged Teal 4
Mallard 12
American Black Duck 2
Green-winged Teal 1
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 24
Herring Gull 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Royal Tern 150
Northern Gannet 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
White Ibis 3
Osprey 2
Northern Flicker 4
American Kestrel 1
Tree Swallow 800
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 14
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
House Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 8
Bobolink 8
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 5
Common Yellowthroat 3
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2

 

49 species

Species Count
Brant 6
Canada Goose 15
Mute Swan 12
Wood Duck 1
Blue-winged Teal 4
Northern Shoveler 3
Mallard 10
Green-winged Teal 4
Mourning Dove 2
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Laughing Gull 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 7
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Common Tern 2
Royal Tern 14
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
White Ibis 3
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 7
American Kestrel 2
Merlin 2
Blue Jay 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 402
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 8
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 12
House Sparrow 1
House Finch 2
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Yellowthroat 4
American Redstart 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5