CMBO Field Trip Reports

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly & Mark Lemieux Temp: 73° F Winds: NNE 8 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Northwest winds brought in some migrants overnight, so we had a nice variety of birds. Early fall warblers, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and Eastern Kingbirds are on the move. In…...

Leaders: Jackie & Keith Parker, Alan Crawford, Pam Hubert Temp: 76° F Winds: NE 5 mph Weather Conditions: Hot (low 90s) and sunny with just a bit of breeze and a very high occasional overcast. 33 species Species Count Blue-winged Teal 5 Mallard 30 Mourning Dove 6 Greater Yellowlegs 1…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Jackie & Keith Parker, Dennis McKane, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  40 species Species Count Mallard 1 Mourning Dove 14 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5 Laughing Gull 2 American Herring Gull 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Osprey 7 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, John McElroy Temp: 76° F Winds: NE 5 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 36 species Species Count Mute Swan 10 Mallard 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3 Mourning Dove 15 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4 Common Gallinule 1 Laughing Gull 46 American Herring Gull…...

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Ruth Bergstrom, Pam Hubert Temp: 76° F Winds: NE 5 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 45 species Species Count Mallard 3 Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) 1 Mourning Dove 26 Chimney Swift 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Short-billed Dowitcher 2 Ruddy Turnstone 1 Sanderling 31 Least Sandpiper…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Holly Lemieux Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 35 species Species Count Mallard 6 Mourning Dove 10 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Green Heron 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Osprey 1 Downy Woodpecker 5 Great Crested Flycatcher 6 Eastern Kingbird 12 Red-eyed Vireo 2…...

Leaders: Karen Thompson, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 76° F Winds: NE 5 mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy CMBO Morning Meadows. The walk began after a short heavy rainfall. Highlights include both Green-winged and Blue-winged Teal and a pair of Pied-billed Grebes off the observation deck. Hundreds of Tree and Barn Swallows…...

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Jackie & Keith Parker, Robin & Alan Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  CMBO Twilight at the Meadows walk, with 12 enthusiastic participants. Weather sunny and warm with low humidity and a light breeze. Many butterflies and odonates were seen in addition to 37 species of birds, with…...

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Mark Lemieux Temp: 68° F Winds: N 5 mph Weather Conditions: partly sunny Passerine migration is well underway, and we encountered a couple flocks of feeding migrants this morning. Black-and-white Warblers were plentiful and we also had Magnolia, American Redstart, Chestnut-sided, Prairie and…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly Lemieux, Dennis McKane Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  37 species Species Count Mourning Dove 9 Chimney Swift 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Laughing Gull 4 Turkey Vulture 2 Osprey 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Downy Woodpecker 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird…...