Leaders: Bert Hixon, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 76° F Winds:  SSE 11 mph Weather Conditions:  sunny 34 species Species Count Mute Swan 40 Blue-winged Teal 12 Mallard 4 Mourning Dove 4 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Laughing Gull 15 Herring Gull 6 Great Black-backed Gull 54 Royal Tern 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great…...
Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm – September 11, 2021
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 61° F Winds:  NNE 5 mph Weather Conditions:  sunny A Wild Turkey hen led us down the path as we started our walk this morning at the Beanery, accompanied by two poults, or chicks. American Redstarts Common Yellow-throats and Red- eyed Vireos were the…...
Higbee Beach Birding – September 10, 2021
Leaders: Melissa Roach, Chris Marks Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 45 species Species Count Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6 Laughing Gull 5 Herring Gull 3 Great Egret 2 Black Vulture 1 Turkey Vulture 2 Osprey 4 Downy Woodpecker 2 Peregrine Falcon 2 Eastern Wood-Pewee 4 Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill’s Flycatcher) 2 Least Flycatcher 1…...
Twilight Walk at the Meadows – September 8, 2021
Leaders: Alan Crawford, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 28 species Species Count Canada Goose 60 Mute Swan 2 Northern Shoveler 24 Mallard 30 Green-winged Teal 8 Mourning Dove 16 Sora 1 Common Gallinule 1 Semipalmated Plover 2 Least Sandpiper 4 Semipalmated Sandpiper 24 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 6…...
Sunset Birding at Stone Harbor Point – September 7, 2021
Leaders: Chris Marks, Shaun Bamford, Sharon Meeker Temp: 82° F Winds:  SSW 8-10 mph Weather Conditions:  clear 26 species Species Count Mourning Dove 4 Semipalmated Plover 11 Piping Plover 3 Red Knot 8 Sanderling 150 Semipalmated Sandpiper 8 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Laughing Gull 26 Ring-billed Gull 9 Herring Gull 32…...
Birding Northwood and Beyond – September 7, 2021
Leaders: Bert Hixon, Sharon Meeker Temp: Winds: Â 5-10 mph Weather Conditions: Lovely summer morning with very light breeze, lovely little pocket of actively feeding, interacting passerine birds at CMBO/Northwoods Center today! 32 species Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)Â 3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon))Â 2 Mourning Dove (Zenaida…...
Birding the Meadows – September 6, 2021
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 37 species Species Count Canada Goose 47 Mute Swan 3 Gadwall 4 Mallard 35 Green-winged Teal 24 Black Scoter 1 Mourning Dove 9 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Sora 1 Semipalmated Plover 6 Sanderling 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 6 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Lesser Yellowlegs…...
Higbee Beach Birding – September 3, 2021
Leaders: Melissa Roach, Chris Marks Temp: 65° F Winds:  N 10 mph Weather Conditions:  mostly cloudy 47 species Species Count Mourning Dove 6 Chimney Swift 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6 Laughing Gull 12 Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Caspian Tern 1 Royal Tern 6 Double-crested Cormorant 24 Black Vulture…...
E-Z Birding at the Point – September 2, 2021
Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Beautiful breezy morning. Fairly quiet but came upon a warbler feeding flock in the woods! 39 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mute Swan 62 Mallard 24 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Mourning Dove 5 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Laughing Gull 35…...
Birding the Meadows – August 30, 2021
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 32 species Species Count Canada Goose 72 Mute Swan 24 Gadwall 2 Mallard 76 Mourning Dove 5 Lesser Yellowlegs 10 Laughing Gull 14 Herring Gull 5 Great Black-backed Gull 5 Royal Tern 2 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Great Egret 1…...