CMBO Field Trip Reports

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn Temp: 35°F Winds: NW 25 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Rather than deter the birds, today’s blustery cold seemed to concentrate them in feeding flocks along the paths at the State Park. In addition to relatively small numbers of lingering Yellow-rumped Warblers, we had good views…...

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Ruth Bergstrom, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 38°F Winds: ENE 2 mph Weather Conditions: 28 species Species Count Canada Goose 3 Surf Scoter 7 Black Scoter 12 Sanderling 7 Ring-billed Gull 3 Herring Gull 10 Great Black-backed Gull 3 Red-throated Loon 3 Common Loon 1 Northern Gannet…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 41°F Winds: NW 16 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 46 species Species Count Canada Goose 294 Mute Swan 5 Tundra Swan 2 Northern Shoveler 42 Gadwall 33 American Wigeon 20 Mallard 62 American Black Duck 26 Green-winged Teal (American) 5 Surf Scoter 6…...

Leaders: Tom Reed, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Alan Crawford The 2023 Kick Off Your Year List trip was filled with good weather and great birds! Ample sunshine and temperatures in the mid-50s made for a beautiful winter day, and there were plenty of birds at each stop. Our morning was…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 42°F Winds: W 13 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy A wonderful variety of ducks, including a couple of Blue-winged Teal, were looking quite spiffy in the morning light in the ponds behind the dunes. Eastern Bluebirds adorned the parking lot,…...

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Mary Watkins, Jackie Parker, Emily Miller Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Barnegat Lighthouse State Park – 10:08am 30 species Species Count Canada Goose 47 Mallard 30 American Black Duck 2 Common Eider 6 Harlequin Duck 9 Surf Scoter 28 White-winged Scoter 2 Black Scoter 52 Long-tailed Duck 13…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 30°F Winds: NE 9 mph Weather Conditions: sunny With sun and a bright blue sky, everything looked beautiful today. A Red-breasted Nuthatch fed at the top of a cedar, Northern Gannets were sailing by fairly close over the bay, lots of scooters and Red-throated…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 57°F Winds: S 9 mph Weather Conditions: rain There are a lot of ducks and a lot of duck species at the State Park right now. We had 13 duck species, including the relatively rare, and always a treat, Canvasback. Tundra Swans,…...

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Chris Dewaghe, Gerry Dewaghe, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Beautiful weather, great birds. Highlights included a Black-throated Gray Warbler and 16 White Pelicans Edwin B. Forsythe NWR: Wildlife Drive (8-mile auto tour loop only) – 1:00pm 39 species Species Count Snow Goose 150 Brant…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Ruth Bergstrom, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 47°F Winds: WNW 16 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy 25 species Species Count Canada Goose 38 American Black Duck 6 Surf Scoter 4 Black Scoter 120 Ring-billed Gull 4 Herring Gull 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 7 Common Loon…...