CMBO Field Trip Reports

Leaders: Jackie & Keith Parker, Pam Hubert, Alan Crawford, Alan Jaffe Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Mostly cloudy and comfortably warm with a very light breeze. 47 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Blue-winged Teal 2 American Wigeon 1 Mallard 16 Green-winged Teal (American) 6 Mourning Dove 8 Virginia Rail 1…...

Leaders: Jackie & Keith Parker, Bernie Hodgdon, Aislinn Shilcusky Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: steady rain entire time. 35 species Species Count Mourning Dove 6 Chimney Swift 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Laughing Gull 8 American Herring Gull 1 Royal Tern 6 Osprey 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Downy Woodpecker…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Robin & Alan Crawford Temp: 74° F Winds: SW 10-12 mph Weather Conditions: Comfortably warm and sunny with a building south wind — very windy on the beach. 35 species Species Count Mute Swan 2 Mallard 6 dabbling duck sp. 18 Mourning Dove 6 American…...

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Mary Watkins, Ruth Bergstrom, Pam Hubert Temp: 74° F Winds: SW 10-12 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 34 species Species Count Black Scoter 1 Mourning Dove 21 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 American Oystercatcher 4 American Golden-Plover 1 Semipalmated Plover 1 Ruddy Turnstone 4 Sanderling 15 Laughing Gull 225…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Dave & Lynn Pollard Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Stone Harbor Point – 5:03pm 18 species Species Count Mourning Dove 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Semipalmated Plover 1 Ruddy Turnstone 1 Laughing Gull 15 American Herring Gull 20 Great Black-backed Gull 35 Forster’s Tern 20 Common Tern 40 Royal…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Dave & Lynn Pollard Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  31 species Species Count Mallard 2 Mourning Dove 10 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 American Herring Gull 5 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Royal Tern 2 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Green Heron 2 Black Vulture 4 Turkey Vulture 1 Osprey 4 Northern Harrier…...

Leaders: Karen Thompson, Bill & MJ Roache, Alan Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  50 species Species Count Mute Swan 3 Blue-winged Teal 2 Mallard 8 Green-winged Teal 7 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3 Mourning Dove 8 Virginia Rail 1 American Oystercatcher 4 Black-bellied Plover 1 Killdeer 10 Semipalmated Plover 2…...

Leaders: Tom Reed Temp: 65° – 70° F Winds: NE 10 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 46 species Species Count Mourning Dove 2 Chimney Swift 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3   Laughing Gull 25 American Herring Gull 5 Black Vulture 3 Turkey Vulture 6 Osprey (American) 1 Bald Eagle 2  …...

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Pam Hubert, Alan Crawford Temp: 64° F Winds: NNE 7 mph Weather Conditions: sunny We hit a flurry of migrant songbirds shortly after starting this first-of-season walk at Cox Hall Creek WMA which included Magnolia Warblers, American Redstarts, Great-crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, and…...

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly & Mark Lemieux Temp: 73° F Winds: NNE 8 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Northwest winds brought in some migrants overnight, so we had a nice variety of birds. Early fall warblers, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and Eastern Kingbirds are on the move. In…...