CMBO Field Trip Reports

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 56°F Winds: WNW 18-14 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Stone Harbor Point – 4:28pm 23 species Species Count Mallard 2 Black Scoter 6 Red-breasted Merganser 5 Mourning Dove 2 American Oystercatcher 2 Sanderling 12 Dunlin 65 Laughing Gull 28 Ring-billed Gull 3…...

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Caroline Behnke Temp: 44° F Winds: WNW 20-25 mph Weather Conditions: clear 52 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 2 Ring-necked Duck 1 Surf Scoter 5 Black Scoter 13 Surf/Black Scoter 20 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Mourning Dove 8 Chimney Swift…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Mary Watkins, Adehl Schwaderer, Barry Hershfeld, Caroline Behnke Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: Overcast with some light sprinkles but we managed 47 species including a calling hooded warbler and 4 kestrels! 47 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mallard 1 Wild Turkey 2 Mourning Dove 4 Laughing Gull…...

Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Bill & MJ Roache, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 53° F Winds:  0 mph Weather Conditions: Large flocks of migrating White Ibis and Double-crested Cormorants and the first Common Yellowthroats singing on territory. 41 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mute Swan 4 Blue-winged Teal 2 Gadwall…...

Leaders: Roger Horn, Holly & Mark Lemieux. Temp: 41° F Winds:  NE 14 mph Weather Conditions: rain Drizzly morning walk at Cape May Point State Park. Spring is here though it didn’t feel like it as cold east winds kept migration down overnight. We started our walk down the Red…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Holly & Mark Lemieux, Barry Hershfeld. Temp: 50°F Winds: W 5-10 mph Weather Conditions: clear Stone Harbor Point – 4:39pm 19 species  Species Count Mourning Dove 1 Dunlin 350 Laughing Gull 6 American Herring Gull 12 Great Black-backed Gull 3 Red-throated Loon 6 Common Loon…...

Leaders: Karen Thompson, Barry Hershfeld Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 26 species Species Count Canada Goose 3 Mute Swan 4 Tundra Swan 2 Gadwall 11 Mallard 1 Mourning Dove 2 American Oystercatcher 2 Killdeer 2 Greater Yellowlegs 3 American Herring Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Red-throated Loon 1 Northern Gannet…...

Leaders: Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon. Temp: 54° F Winds:  SW 12 mph Weather Conditions: sunny with light clouds A nice morning for the first walk of the year at Cox Hall Creek WMA. Mild temps, low SW wind and clear skies. Wood Ducks flew over as we started our walk…...

Leaders: Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly and Mark Lemieux. Temp: 54° F Winds:  SE 14 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy with a few sprinkles The morning walk at Cape May Point State Park started with Purple Martins soaring around above and their chortling, bubbly call. Spring is here and northward bird…...

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Caroline Behnke, Jackie Parker, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 44° F Winds:  E 10 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Overcast, slightly humid morning with a lot of unexpected diversity! We had a lot of “firsts of the year” on this trip, including Palm Warbler, White-eyed Vireo, and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.…...