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Birding the Meadows – October 14, 2024

Leaders Group 1:  Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Alan Crawford

Leaders Group 2: Bill & MJ Roache, Barry Hershfeld

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photo by Mary Jane Roache

Group 1

32 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 3
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 8
Mourning Dove 3
Virginia Rail 1
Killdeer 1
Laughing Gull 4
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 12
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Royal Tern 14
Common Loon 3
Great Egret 1
Osprey 4
Northern Harrier 3
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 20
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 30
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 150
Northern Cardinal 2

 

Group 2

48 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 19
Gadwall 12
Mallard 29
American Black Duck 4
Northern Pintail 7
Surf Scoter 29
Black Scoter 42
Mourning Dove 9
Killdeer 1
Laughing Gull 8
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 12
Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
Royal Tern 26
Common Loon 8
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Snowy Egret 1
Great Egret 3
Osprey 5
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper’s Hawk 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
Merlin 1
American Crow 5
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 20
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 23
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
American Robin 45
House Sparrow 5
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 10
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 300
Northern Cardinal 2