CMBO Field Trip Reports

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly & Mark Lemieux Temp: 72° F Winds: S 15 mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy, early drizzle Overcast days with light rain can be very good for birding and this was one of those days. The drizzle stopped just after we got started…...

Leaders: Brian Moscatello, Shaun Bamford, Bernie Hodgdon, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 79° F Winds: S 15 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy 41 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mute Swan 16 Wood Duck 1 Mallard 24 Black Scoter 10 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 6 Mourning Dove 4 American Oystercatcher 6…...

Leaders Group 1: Karen Thompson, Ruth Bergstrom Leaders Group 2: Bill & MJ Roache Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Group 1 48 species Species Count Mute Swan 5 Mallard 2 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 American Oystercatcher 6 Killdeer 2 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Sanderling…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker, Dennis McKane, AJ Kimball, Carrie Laffey Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  A Gloriously Wonderfully Birdy Morning! 48 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mute Swan 4 Mallard 5 Black Scoter 2 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 4 American Oystercatcher 7 Killdeer 3 Lesser Yellowlegs…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  Lovely birdy morning! 55 species Species Count Canada Goose 16 Mute Swan 14 Mallard 46 American Black Duck 9 Mourning Dove 7 Chimney Swift 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 American Oystercatcher 7 Killdeer 2 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 Solitary Sandpiper 1…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Brian Moscatello, Bernie Hodgdon, John McElroy Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  28 species Species Count Canada Goose 30 Mute Swan 25 Mallard 24 American Oystercatcher 3 Killdeer 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 2 Least Sandpiper 6 Laughing Gull 100 American Herring Gull 6 Great Black-backed Gull 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull…...

Leaders: Bill & MJ Roache, Alan Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  49 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mallard 6 Mourning Dove 9 Chimney Swift 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 American Oystercatcher 12 Killdeer 4 Willet 1 Laughing Gull 10 American Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull…...

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly & Mark Lemieux Temp: 78° F Winds: NW 3 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy The birding was good at the State Park this morning. A large flock of Royal Terns, resting on the beach, obligingly got up then spread themselves out so we…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Dennis McKane, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  41 species Species Count Mute Swan 4 Mallard 22 Mourning Dove 5 Chimney Swift 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Killdeer 5 Short-billed Dowitcher 16 Least Sandpiper 31 Laughing Gull 17 Black Skimmer 1 Least Tern 25 Forster’s Tern…...