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Birding the Meadows – September 28, 2026

Leaders Group 1: Karen Thompson, Alan Crawford

Leaders Group 2: Bill & MJ Roache, Barry Hershfeld

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Group 1

41 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 3
Gadwall 4
Mallard 5
Mourning Dove 7
Virginia Rail 3
American Oystercatcher 1
Laughing Gull 5
American Herring Gull 12
Great Black-backed Gull 130
Forster’s Tern 1
Royal Tern 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
White Ibis 3
Glossy Ibis 2
Snowy Egret 1
Great Egret 2
Osprey 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper’s Hawk 6
Northern Harrier 1
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Northern Flicker 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 10
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 10
Marsh Wren 3
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 28
Gray Catbird 10
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 2
American Goldfinch 2
Song Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Bobolink 5
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 1
American Redstart 1
Pine Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 6

 

Group 2

34 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 12
Mallard 3
Green-winged Teal 30
Virginia Rail 1
Laughing Gull 14
American Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 65
Royal Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 3
White Ibis 21
Glossy Ibis 1
Snowy Egret 1
Great Egret 1
Osprey 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6
Northern Harrier 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 7
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 100
Purple Martin (subis/arboricola) 1
Marsh Wren 3
Gray Catbird 8
Brown Thrasher 2
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle 10
Common Yellowthroat 6
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
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