Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins Temp: 70°F Winds: NE 2-5 mph Weather Conditions: drizzle 38 species Species Count Mute Swan 3 Mourning Dove 11 Chimney Swift 7 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Sanderling 8 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Laughing Gull 76 Ring-billed Gull 1 Herring Gull 14 Lesser Black-backed Gull 2…...
Birding the Meadows – September 5, 2022
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Bill Roache, Mary Jane Roache Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 32 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 8 Mourning Dove 4 Virginia Rail 1 Semipalmated Plover 1 Killdeer 1 Sanderling 1 Least Sandpiper 4 Semipalmated Sandpiper 12 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Lesser Yellowlegs…...
Birding Cape May Point – September 3, 2022
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 65°F Winds: N 8 mph Weather Conditions: sunny There is a great mix of birds around right now. The shorebird variety is good; we had Pectoral and White-rumped Sandpiper along with Least, Semi-palmated, and Solitary, and Semi-palmated Plover. Six Tricolored Herons circled…...
E-Z Birding at Cape May Point State Park – September 1, 2022
Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 40 species Species Count Mute Swan 80 Mallard 45 Mourning Dove 4 Killdeer 4 Least Sandpiper 2 Semipalmated Sandpiper 14 Greater Yellowlegs 3 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Laughing Gull 10 Great Black-backed Gull 7 Royal Tern 1 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Great Blue…...
Birding the Meadows – August 29, 2022
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 83°F Winds: 0-2 mph Weather Conditions: sunny Multiple Bald Eagles and migrating shorebirds were seen, along with Eastern Kingbirds and a Northern Waterthrush from the blind. 38 species Species Count Canada Goose 77 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 10 Rock Pigeon…...
Above Par birding at Cox Hall Creek – August 28, 2022
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn Temp: 75°F Winds: E 5 mph Weather Conditions: hazy and humid We walked the back trail through the woods at CHC WMA this morning. A Veery popped into view amongst some robins, a couple of Ovenbirds walked on the ground, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds…...
Higbee Beach Birding – August 26, 2022
Leaders (7:00am) group 1: Mary Watkins, Bert Hixon, Bernie Hodgdon Leaders (7:15am) group 2: Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard Temp: 78° F Winds: SW 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: clear 7:00am Group 35 species Species Count Mourning Dove 6 Laughing Gull 4 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Turkey Vulture 2 Osprey 3…...
Bird Walk for all People – August 25, 2022
Leaders: Mary Watkins, Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard Temp: 83°F Winds: S 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: clear 49 species Species Count Mute Swan 81 Mallard 46 Green-winged Teal 5 Mourning Dove 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Semipalmated Plover 2 Killdeer 9 Hudsonian Godwit 1 Least Sandpiper 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 32…...
Birding the Meadows – August 22, 2022
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins Temp: 75°F Winds: 0-2 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Highlight of the walk was the Hudsonian Godwit present for the past week 37 species Species Count Canada Goose 13 Mute Swan 3 Mallard 22 American Black Duck 1 Mourning Dove 10 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1…...