CMBO Field Trip Reports

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins Temp: 70°F Winds: S 5-10 mph Weather Conditions: clear 27 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mallard 12 American Black Duck 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Mourning Dove 2 Clapper Rail 2 American Oystercatcher 1 Willet (Eastern) 1 Laughing Gull 12 Herring…...

Leaders: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Paul Shaw Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 47 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 10 Gadwall 1 Mallard 2 Mourning Dove 3 Chimney Swift 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 American Oystercatcher 6 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Laughing Gull 17 Least Tern 8 Forster’s Tern 12 Double-crested…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly Lemieux, Mark Lemieux, Pam Hubert Temp: 78°F Winds:   SSE 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Most of the breeders were sitting up and singing at Garrett Family Preserve this morning and a few of them gave us repeated good looks. There’s nothing…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Chris Dewaghe, Gerry Dewaghe Temp: 78°F Winds:   SSE 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy 26 species Species Count Canada Goose 10 Mallard 6 American Black Duck 3 Mourning Dove 2 Clapper Rail 2 American Oystercatcher 6 Laughing Gull 12 Herring Gull 8 Great Black-backed Gull…...

Leaders (group 1): Adehl Schwaderer, Lynn Pollard, Dennis McKane Leaders (group 2): Dave Pollard, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Warm, cloudy, occasional light drizzle. Walk abbreviated by arrival of a thunderstorm. Lovely folks and nice views of Indigo Buntings even with lightening cutting the walk…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Chris & Gerry Dewaghe, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 77°F Winds: ENE 6 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy with some rain Heislerville – 1:24pm 23 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 3 Mourning Dove 2 Black-bellied Plover 1 Killdeer 1 Semipalmated Plover…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Bert Hixon, Guy Moody, Ian Moody Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 44 species Species Count Canada Goose 10 Mourning Dove 5 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Laughing Gull 15 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Black Vulture 1 Turkey Vulture 5 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Downy Woodpecker…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Lise Hardcastle, Tom Hardcastle, Holly Lemieux Temp: 75°F Winds: SSE 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: clear Stone Harbor Point – 4:31pm 30 species Species Count Black Scoter 1 American Oystercatcher 2 Black-bellied Plover 2 Short-billed Dowitcher 12 Willet (Eastern) 10 Red Knot 5 Sanderling 16 Purple…...

Leaders: Chris marks, Brian Moscatello, Pam Hubert Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 41 species Species Count Brant 1 Canada Goose 6 Mute Swan 5 Mallard 3 Surf Scoter 6 White-winged Scoter 3 Black Scoter 24 Mourning Dove 7 Chimney Swift 4 American Oystercatcher 2 Laughing Gull 9 Herring Gull 3 Great…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Alan & Robin Crawford, Pam Hubert Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 55 species Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  6 Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  2 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  4 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  6 Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)  6 Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)  2 Killdeer (Charadrius…...