CMBO Field Trip Reports

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 39° F Winds:  NNE 5 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy The birds were a little hunkered down at first in this morning’s gray chill, but they soon warmed up enough to come out to feed. Palm Warblers and sparrows love the Beanery’s weedy fields. We…...

Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson Temp: 57° F Winds:  W 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 43 species Species Count Canada Goose 229 Mute Swan 4 Blue-winged Teal 12 Northern Shoveler 6 Gadwall 12 Mallard 36 American Black Duck 3 Green-winged Teal 130 Ruddy Duck 1 Mourning Dove 2 Virginia Rail…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Dave Pollard Temp: 60° F Winds:  E 15-20 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy 31 species Species Count Canada Goose 8 Mute Swan 35 Gadwall 15 Eurasian Wigeon 1 American Wigeon 25 Mallard 30 Northern Pintail 5 Ring-necked Duck 2 Black Scoter 6 Pied-billed Grebe 3 Greater Yellowlegs…...

Leaders: Kyle Chelius, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 33 species Canada Goose  35 Mallard  26 Mourning Dove  20 Herring Gull  5 Common Loon  1 Double-crested Cormorant  6 Great Blue Heron  1 Black Vulture  3 Turkey Vulture  8 Osprey  2 Northern Harrier  1 Cooper’s Hawk  1 Northern Flicker  2 Merlin …...

Leaders: Melissa Roach, Mary Watkins, Chris Marks, Dave Pollard Temp: 60° F Winds:  15-25 mph Weather Conditions: overcast 40 species Species Count Brant 7 Canada Goose 8 Wood Duck 4 American Black Duck 1 Mourning Dove 2 Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Common Loon 1 Double-crested Cormorant 300…...

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 61° F Winds:  5 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 56 species Species Count Canada Goose 40 Mute Swan 56 Blue-winged Teal 1 Northern Shoveler 2 Gadwall 24 American Wigeon 48 Mallard 36 American Black Duck 2 Northern Pintail 6 Green-winged Teal 11 Ring-necked Duck 2…...

Leaders: Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 34 species Species Count Canada Goose 62 Mute Swan 2 Blue-winged Teal 2 Northern Shoveler 2 Mallard 67 Northern Pintail 4 Green-winged Teal 40 Surf/Black Scoter 60 Killdeer 2 Sanderling 55 Greater Yellowlegs 11 Ring-billed Gull 1 Herring Gull 6 Lesser…...

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins Temp: 60° F Winds:  NNW 15-20 mph Weather Conditions: overcast 56 species Species Count Canada Goose 35 Mute Swan 9 Gadwall 30 Eurasian Wigeon 1 American Wigeon 26 Mallard 25 American Black Duck 15 Northern Pintail 3 Green-winged Teal 32 Ring-necked Duck 2…...

Leaders (7:30am): Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson Leaders (7:45am): Bill Roache Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 7:30am Group 50 species Species Count Canada Goose 93 Mute Swan 2 Northern Shoveler 1 Gadwall 1 Mallard 36 Green-winged Teal 24 Mourning Dove 2 Virginia Rail 1 Sora 1 Sanderling 55 Dunlin 40 Least Sandpiper…...

Leaders (Group 1): Kathy Horn, Janet Crawford Leaders (Group 2): Roger Horn Temp: 55° F Winds:  N 5 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Hermit Thrushes were the new migration arrivals at CHC WMA this morning with several seen or heard on our walk. There are a lot of nervous sparrows there,…...