CMBO Field Trip Reports

Migration at the Point – May 26, 2021

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins Temp: 70° F Winds:  SW 5-10 mph Weather Conditions:  sunny 31 species Species Count Mute Swan 5 Mallard 3 Mourning Dove 12 Chimney Swift 6 Laughing Gull 18 Herring Gull 6 Great Black-backed Gull 3 Least Tern 5 Common Tern 3 Forster’s Tern 8 Double-crested…...

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Birding the Meadows – May 24, 2021

Leaders:  Group 1: Melissa Roach, Jackie Parker, Ruth Bergstrom Group 2: Mary Jane Roache, Bill Roache, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 63 °F Winds:  E 15 mph Weather Conditions: overcast Group 1 – 7:30am 47 species Species Count Canada Goose 14 Mute Swan 2 Gadwall 2 Mallard 12 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)…...

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Belleplain Hotspots – May 22, 2021

Leaders:  Chris Marks, Shaun Bamford Temp: 72 °F Winds:  WNW 5-10 mph Weather Conditions: clear 44 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mourning Dove 3 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Chimney Swift 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Laughing Gull 12 Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 1 Glossy Ibis 26 Turkey Vulture 3 Broad-winged…...

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Higbee Beach Birding – May 21, 2021

Leaders:  Chris Marks, Guy Moody Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 36 species Species Count Mourning Dove 4 Laughing Gull 15 Turkey Vulture 3 Osprey 3 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 3 Eastern Kingbird 3 Red-eyed Vireo 4 Blue Jay 4 American…...

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A Meadows Afternoon – May 21, 2021

Leaders: Mary Jane Roache, Jackie Parker, Mary Watkins Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 29 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 6 Blue-winged Teal 2 Gadwall 2 Mallard 6 Mourning Dove 2 American Oystercatcher 4 Semipalmated Plover 6 Killdeer 4 Dunlin 2 Least Sandpiper 4 Semipalmated Sandpiper 12 Short-billed Dowitcher…...

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Migration at the Point – May 20, 2021

Leaders: Brett Ewald Temp: 64 °F Winds:  N 0-5 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 44 species Species Count Mute Swan 6 Mallard 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Mourning Dove 9 Chimney Swift 9 American Oystercatcher 2 Laughing Gull 12 Forster’s Tern 9 Great Egret 1 Glossy Ibis 4 Osprey 1…...

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Birds of Nummy Island – May 19, 2021

Leaders: S. Bamford, C. Marks, Alan Crawford Temp: 88 °F Winds:  E 5-10 mph Weather Conditions: clear Nummy Island – 4:31 pm 27 species Species Count Mallard 2 Clapper Rail 6 Black-bellied Plover 20 Semipalmated Plover 5 Whimbrel 10 Dunlin 40 Semipalmated Sandpiper 34 Western Sandpiper 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 28…...

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Migration at the Point – May 19, 2021

Leaders: B. Ewald, C. Marks Temp: 66 °F Winds:  SW 0-5 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 45 species Species Count Mute Swan 8 Mallard 3 Mourning Dove 13 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Chimney Swift 12 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Killdeer 1 Laughing Gull 7 Herring Gull 4 Least Tern 1 Forster’s Tern 5…...

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E-Z Birding at Northwood – May 18, 2021

Leaders: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard Temp: 58–62 °F Winds:  0-5 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 38 species Species Count Mute Swan 10 Mallard 4 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Mourning Dove 7 Laughing Gull 15 Herring Gull 1 Green Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Osprey 4 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Warbling…...

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Birding the Meadows – May 17, 2021

Leaders: Mary Jane Roache, Tom David Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 51 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan 4 Blue-winged Teal 1 Gadwall 2 Mallard 6 American Black Duck 2 Mourning Dove 2 Chimney Swift 4 Sora 1 American Oystercatcher 4 Semipalmated Plover 6 Killdeer 4 Dunlin 2 Least…...

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