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Birding the Meadows – September 19, 2022

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

Leaders (7:45am) group 2: Bill Roach, Mary Jane Roach, Sharon Meeker

Temp: 71° F

Winds:  0-2 mph

Weather Conditions: sunny

A bright sunny day with no wind, 71 degrees.  A Sora was waiting for the group at the bridge. A large flock Black Skimmers put on a show at the beach while a huge pod of Bottlenose Dolphins cavorted in the waves close to shore, while the first Common Loon of the season floated nearby.

7:30am Group

31 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 11
Mute Swan 15
Mallard 14
Green-winged Teal 11
Mourning Dove 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Sora 1
Killdeer 2
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 11
Laughing Gull 10
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 12
Royal Tern 9
Black Skimmer 45
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Osprey 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 11
Gray Catbird 4
Northern Mockingbird 2
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow Warbler 3

 

7:45am Group

44 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 15
Mute Swan 9
Mallard 16
Green-winged Teal 4
Mourning Dove 11
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Killdeer 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs 9
Laughing Gull 20
Ring-billed Gull 4
Herring Gull 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Royal Tern 16
Black Skimmer 28
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Snowy Egret 2
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 2
Northern Flicker 3
White-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 3
crow sp. 3
Carolina Chickadee 1
Marsh Wren 1
Carolina Wren 5
European Starling 10
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 7
House Sparrow 5
sparrow sp. 1
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 5
Yellow Warbler 3
Palm Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 3