Leaders:  Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Mary Watkins Temp: 78 °F Winds:  SW 1-2 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy 40 species Species Count Mute Swan 62 Mallard 32 Mourning Dove 4 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 American Oystercatcher 2 Short-billed Dowitcher 2 Greater Yellowlegs 12 Lesser Yellowlegs 10 Laughing Gull…...
Birding the Meadows – July 5, 2021
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 36 species Species Count Canada Goose 40 Mallard 18 Mourning Dove 1 American Oystercatcher 5 Piping Plover 1 Killdeer 6 Least Sandpiper 2 Greater Yellowlegs 9 Lesser Yellowlegs 8 Laughing Gull 26 Herring Gull 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 Great Black-backed…...
A Meadows Morning – July 2, 2021
Leaders:  Chris Marks, Lynn Pollard, Dave Pollard Temp: 70 °F Winds:  SW 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: overcast, rain 40 species Species Count Canada Goose 36 Mallard 52 Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) 1 Black Scoter 1 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 6 American Oystercatcher 4 Killdeer 18 Greater Yellowlegs…...
Bird Walk for all People – July 1, 2021
Leaders:  Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Dave Pollard Temp: 77 °F Winds:  SW 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: clear 37 species Species Count Mute Swan 64 Mallard 28 Mourning Dove 5 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 American Oystercatcher 2 Laughing Gull 10 Herring Gull 5 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Least Tern 16 Common Tern…...
Birding the Meadows – June 28, 2021
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 42 species Species Count Canada Goose 21 Mallard 10 Mourning Dove 3 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Chimney Swift 1 Virginia Rail 1 American Oystercatcher 5 Killdeer 15 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Laughing Gull 15 Herring Gull 1 Great…...
Spring Birding at the Garrett Family Preserve – June 26, 2021
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Alan Crawford Temp: 72° F Winds: Weather Conditions: Foggy, turning sunny 34 species Species Count Mallard 7 Mourning Dove 13 Chimney Swift 11 Laughing Gull 6 Forster’s Tern 3 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Egret 2 Snowy Egret 2 Black-crowned Night-Heron 2 Osprey 6…...
A Meadows Morning – June 25, 2021
Leaders:  Chris Marks, Mary Jane Roache Temp: 71 °F Winds:  SE 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy 31 species Species Count Canada Goose 32 Mallard 28 Mourning Dove 3 Virginia Rail 2 American Oystercatcher 4 Killdeer 4 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Laughing Gull 12 Herring Gull 2 Least Tern 22 Forster’s…...
Birding the Meadows – June 21, 2021
Leaders: Mary Watkins, Lynn Pollard, Alan Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 38 species Species Count Canada Goose 22 Mute Swan 1 Wood Duck 1 Mallard 30 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 2 American Oystercatcher 2 Killdeer 10 Laughing Gull 8 Least Tern 40 Forster’s Tern 10 Great Egret 2 Snowy…...