CMBO Field Trip Reports

Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – November 5, 2023

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 42°F Winds: NW 3mph Weather Conditions: sunny Eastern Towhees have come in at CHC! Both male and female birds were sitting up in the morning sun and calling frequently. Sparrows were less cooperative but also there in good…...

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Hawks, Trails, and Beach – November 4, 2023

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Mary Jane Roache, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 44 species Species Count Canada Goose 10 Mute Swan 28 Tundra Swan 5 Wood Duck 1 Northern Shoveler 14 Gadwall 64 Eurasian Wigeon 1 American Wigeon 22 Mallard 70 Northern Pintail 40 Green-winged Teal 18 Ring-necked Duck 18…...

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Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm – November 4, 2023

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 48°F Winds: W 5mph Weather Conditions: sunny It was a beautiful, birdy morning at the Rea Farm. Swamp Sparrows in particular were very cooperative, providing us with good scope views. Eastern Phoebes and Yellow-rumped Warblers were fly- catching in multiple spots and a…...

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Birding the Meadows – October 30, 2023

Leaders: Karen Thompson, MJ Roache, Bill Roache, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 49 species Species Count Canada Goose 75 Mute Swan 2 Northern Shoveler 1 Gadwall 1 Mallard 12 American Black Duck 1 Green-winged Teal 15 White-winged Scoter 6 Surf/Black Scoter 150 Virginia Rail 1 Common Gallinule 1  …...

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Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – October 29, 2023

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 39 species Species Count Canada Goose 9 Mallard 1 Mourning Dove 8 Herring Gull (American) 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Turkey Vulture 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Accipiter sp. 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker…...

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Hawks, Trails, and Beach – October 28, 2023

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Jackie and Keith Parker, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 72°F Winds: WNW 3mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 50 species Species Count Canada Goose 8 Mute Swan 26 Wood Duck 2 Blue-winged Teal 2 Northern Shoveler 2 Gadwall 30 Eurasian Wigeon 1 American Wigeon 40 Mallard 12 American Black Duck…...

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Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm – October 28, 2023

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 62°F Winds: SW 6mph Weather Conditions: sunny 42 species Species Count Canada Goose 62 Mallard 28 American Black Duck 1 Green-winged Teal (American) 1 Mourning Dove 14 Herring Gull (American) 1 Common Loon 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker…...

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EZ Birding at Cape May Point State Park – October 26, 2023

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Bernie Hodgdon, Guy and Susan Moody Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 51 species Species Count Canada Goose 20 Mute Swan 30 Blue-winged Teal 2 Northern Shoveler 5 Gadwall 30 Eurasian Wigeon 1 American Wigeon 20 Mallard 40 Northern Pintail 25 Green-winged Teal 20 Ring-necked Duck 4 Surf Scoter…...

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Twilight Walk at the Meadows – October 25, 2023

Leaders: Brian Moscatello, Glen Davis, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 28 species Species Count Canada Goose 23 Northern Shoveler 3 Mallard 2 Green-winged Teal 40 Mourning Dove 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Greater Yellowlegs 3 Laughing Gull 20 Ring-billed Gull 12 Great Black-backed Gull 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull 4 Double-crested…...

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Migration at the Point – October 25, 2023

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins Temp: 50°F Winds: SW 5-10mph Weather Conditions: clear 58 species Species Count Mute Swan 9 Blue-winged Teal 2 Northern Shoveler 5 Gadwall 17 Eurasian Wigeon 1 American Wigeon 9 Mallard 17 American Black Duck 3 Northern Pintail 8 Green-winged Teal 3 Ring-necked Duck…...

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