CMBO Field Trip Reports

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Barry Hershfeld, John McElroy Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Heislerville WMA: North impoundment– 1:30pm 14 species Species Count American Black Duck 2 Killdeer 2 Short-billed Dowitcher 4 Greater Yellowlegs 7 Dunlin 300 Laughing Gull X Herring Gull 15 Black Skimmer 3 Forster’s Tern 28 Double-crested Cormorant 220 Great…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Shaun Bamford, Barry Hershfeld, Lynn & Dave Pollard Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: Despite cold temperatures and a NE wind coming off the Atlantic Ocean, participants in today’s “Birds of Belleplain State Forest” Field trip were treated to spectacular, lingering scope views of Yellow-throated and Prothonotary Warblers! Other…...

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Mary Watkins, Kristal Stahler Temp: 50°F Winds:   SW 2-5mph Weather Conditions: overcast 46 species Species Count Canada Goose 3 Mute Swan 6 Surf Scoter 12 White-winged Scoter 1 Black Scoter 7 Surf/Black Scoter 25 Wild Turkey 1 Mourning Dove 14 Chimney Swift 6 American Oystercatcher 4 Parasitic…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Jackie Parker, Keith Parker Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 37 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 4 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 7 Laughing Gull 8 Double-crested Cormorant 26 Black Vulture 1 Turkey Vulture 11 Osprey 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Blue…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon, Sharon Meeker, Carrie Bell Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Belleplain SF: HQ & Henkensifkin Rd – 7:30am 9 species Species Count Mourning Dove 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 European Starling 9 Eastern Bluebird 2 Chipping Sparrow 6 White-throated Sparrow 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 7 Common Grackle…...

Leaders: Brian Moscatello, MJ Roache, John McElroy, Alan Crawford, Lise & Tom Hardcastle Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 37 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Gadwall 2 Green-winged Teal 2 Mourning Dove 1 Virginia Rail 1 American Oystercatcher 10 Killdeer 2 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Least Sandpiper 1 Laughing…...

Leaders: Ruth Bergstrom, Sharon Meeker Temp: 57°F Winds:   ENE 7mph Weather Conditions: cloudy 39 species Species Count Canada Goose 8 Mallard 3 Mourning Dove 6 Virginia Rail 1 Killdeer 1 Laughing Gull 8 Herring Gull 2 Common Loon 1 Double-crested Cormorant 15 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 3 Osprey…...

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 50°F Winds: WSW 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Weatherby Rd: Tarkiln Pond & vicinity– 7:22am 35 species Species Count Canada Goose 7 Mallard 2 American Black Duck 2 Mourning Dove 2 Killdeer 1 Laughing Gull 4 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Turkey Vulture…...

Leaders: Jackie Parker, Keith Parker, MJ Roache, Dennis McKane Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 42 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan 8 Mallard 2 Mourning Dove 4 American Coot 1 American Oystercatcher 4 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Laughing Gull 2 Great Black-backed Gull 8 Forster’s Tern 4 Red-throated Loon 1…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Chris and Gerry Dewaghe Temp: 55°F Winds:   E 10-15mph Weather Conditions: overcast. 24 species Species Count Brant (Atlantic) 40 Canada Goose 8 Mallard 4 Black Scoter 25 Bufflehead 2 American Oystercatcher 4 Laughing Gull 40 Herring Gull 65 Great Black-backed Gull 12 Forster’s Tern 2…...