CMBO Field Trip Reports

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 61° F Winds:  SW 10-20 mph Weather Conditions: overcast/light rain Glades Wildlife Refuge: Turkey Point – 8:24am 22 species Species Count Snow Goose 1 Canada Goose 50 Mute Swan 32 American Wigeon 15 American Black Duck 22 Northern Pintail 12 Green-winged Teal…...

Leaders: Kyle Chelius, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 35 species Canada Goose  6 Mute Swan  8 Northern Shoveler  8 Gadwall  6 Mallard  8 American Black Duck  4 Northern Pintail  4 Green-winged Teal  20 Black Scoter  30 Bufflehead  2 Hooded Merganser  7 Mourning Dove  4 American Coot  1 Herring Gull …...

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 21 species Species Count Canada Goose 35 American Black Duck 6 Bufflehead 2 Hooded Merganser 4 Mourning Dove 1 Black-bellied Plover 3 Dunlin 300 American Woodcock 1 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Ring-billed Gull 25 Herring Gull 40 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey…...

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 37° F Winds:  W 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Glades Wildlife Refuge: Turkey Point – 8:04am 6 species Species Count American Black Duck 6 Mourning Dove 1 Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 3 Northern Harrier 4 Bald Eagle 14 Red-winged Blackbird…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn Temp: 30° F Winds:  N 9 mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy We were interrupted in our duck-watching this morning by an American Bittern flying in and landing along the far edge of the pond. Even knowing the bird was right there, it was still difficult…...

Leaders: Roger Horn, Kathy Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 34° F Winds:  NW 15 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy I don’t think I’ve ever seen a group of Tree Swallows perched on a wire in February in New Jersey before. But there they were this morning, bright turquoise in the cold morning…...

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Ruth Bergstrom, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 38° F Winds:  NNE 15 mph Weather Conditions: 31 species Species Count Mute Swan 1 American Wigeon 1 Mallard 2 American Black Duck 6 Ring-necked Duck 2 Surf Scoter 8 Black Scoter 12 Surf/Black Scoter 30 Hooded Merganser 6 Common Merganser 1…...

Leaders: Chuck Slugg, Janet Crawford, Steve Weis Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:   Avalon – 8th St. Jetty: 10:05am 7 species Species Count Black Scoter 1 Long-tailed Duck 11 Ruddy Turnstone 1 Herring Gull 5 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Common Loon 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1   Avalon – 3rd Ave Jetty:…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 50° F Winds:  SW 15 mph Weather Conditions: sunny The star of this morning’s walk was undoubtedly the hidden-in-plain-sight American Bittern, standing stock-still along the edge of Bunker Pond in the morning sunlight. Although we ended up with a nice variety of…...