Leaders: Bill & MJ Roache, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 49 species Species Count Canada Goose 20 Mute Swan 6 Gadwall 2 Mallard 9 Black Scoter 6 Mourning Dove 2 Chimney Swift 4 Killdeer 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 7 Willet 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 4 Laughing Gull 7 American…...
Spring Birding at the Garrett Family Preserve – May 24, 2025
Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 46 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 4 Clapper Rail (Atlantic Coast) 2 Short-billed Dowitcher 2 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 2 Laughing Gull 4 American Herring Gull 13 Least Tern 2 Forster’s Tern…...
Birding the Ocean City Rookery – May 23, 2025
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Kathy Horn, Sharon Meeker Temp: 68° F Winds: W 10-20 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy 29 species Species Count Canada Goose 14 Mallard 24 Mallard (Domestic type) 1 American Black Duck 3 Clapper Rail 2 American Oystercatcher 2 Semipalmated Plover 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 2 Willet (Eastern)…...
Higbee Beach Birding – May 23, 2025
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon, Steve Rodan, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Unusual numbers of Cedar Waxwings and Eastern Kingbirds plus Black Skimmer and Merlin. And, Oh, the gorgeous Indigo Buntings! 38 species Species Count Mallard 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Mourning Dove 5 Chimney Swift…...
Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 22, 2025
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 59°F Winds: ENE 6 mph Weather Conditions: light rain Heislerville WMA – 1:30pm 27 species Species Count Canada Goose 5 Mute Swan 2 American Black Duck 1 Ruddy Duck 4 Semipalmated Plover 10 Dunlin 5 Semipalmated Sandpiper 180 Laughing Gull…...
Migration at the Point – May 21, 2025
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Pam Hubert Temp: 58° F Winds: SE 15-20 mph Weather Conditions: overcast/light rain 40 species Species Count Canada Goose 8 Mute Swan 1 Mallard 1 Surf Scoter 4 Black Scoter 19 Mourning Dove 13 Chimney Swift 3 American Oystercatcher 3 Black-bellied Plover 1 Sanderling 7 Purple…...
Shorebirds on the Bay – May 20, 2025
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 65°F Winds: W 11 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Norbury’s Landing – 1:00pm 21 species Species Count Canada Goose 3 Mallard 3 Semipalmated Plover 4 Ruddy Turnstone 500 Red Knot 1000 Sanderling 100 Dunlin 30 Semipalmated Sandpiper 300 Laughing Gull 200…...
Hidden Corners of Belleplain – May 20, 2025
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon, Guy Moody Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Sunny, cool and breezy Fabulous looks at summer tanagers, white-eyed vireo and prothonotary warbler. Many saw a worm-eating warbler too. 42 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Wild Turkey 2 Mourning Dove 5 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 Spotted…...
Birding the Meadows – May 19, 2025
Leaders: Bill & MJ Roache, John McElroy, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 58 species Species Count Canada Goose 8 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 6 Black Scoter 5 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 5 Black-necked Stilt 1 American Oystercatcher 3 Semipalmated Plover 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 24 Spotted Sandpiper…...