Leaders: Brett Ewald Temp: 54°F Winds:  N light winds Weather Conditions: sunny 48 species Species Count Mute Swan 8 Mallard 4 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4 Mourning Dove 9 Chimney Swift 9 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Black-bellied Plover 1 Laughing Gull 15 Least Tern 3 Forster’s Tern 7 Great Egret 1…...
Birds of Nummy Island – May 12, 2021
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Alan Crawford Temp: 64°F Winds:  WSW  5-10 mph Weather Conditions: clear Nummy Island – 4:23 pm 31 species Species Count Brant (Atlantic) 35 Mallard 2 Long-tailed Duck 1 Clapper Rail 6 American Oystercatcher 1 Whimbrel 26 Red Knot 2 Least Sandpiper 2 Semipalmated Sandpiper 20…...
Migration at the Point – May 12, 2021
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks Temp: 54°F Winds:  NNW moderate Weather Conditions: partly sunny 56 species Species Count Mute Swan 5 Mallard 5 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Mourning Dove 15 Chimney Swift 8 Killdeer 1 Ruddy Turnstone 1 Sanderling 7 Laughing Gull 24 Ring-billed Gull 2 Herring Gull 5…...
Exploring Cumberland – May 12, 2021
Leaders: Janet Crawford, Mary Watkins Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Maurice River Bridge – 7:33 am 3 species Species Count Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4 Osprey 1 Red-winged Blackbird 3 James Moore Rd – 7:49 am 22 species Species Count Mallard 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Turkey Vulture 2 Acadian Flycatcher…...
Birding the Meadows – May 10, 2021
Group 1 – 7:30am Leaders: Karen Thompson, Bill Boyle Temp: 54°F Winds:  NW 12-15 mph Weather Conditions: Cloudy 45 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan 3 Wood Duck 1 Blue-winged Teal 1 Gadwall 2 Mallard 8 American Black Duck 2 American Oystercatcher 5 Semipalmated Plover 20 Killdeer 3…...
A Meadows Afternoon – May 7, 2021
Leaders: Mary Jane Roache, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 30 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 4 Blue-winged Teal 2 Gadwall 4 Mallard 6 Green-winged Teal 2 Mourning Dove 1 American Oystercatcher 2 Semipalmated Plover 1 Killdeer 2 Ruddy Turnstone 1 Least Sandpiper 1 Greater Yellowlegs 2…...
Higbee Beach – May 7, 2021
Leaders: Melissa Roach, Will Kaselow Temp: 64°F Winds:  SW 0-5 mph Weather Conditions: Higbee Beach – Group 1 – 7:30am 46 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mallard 9 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4 Mourning Dove 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Whimbrel 5 Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Laughing Gull…...
Birds of Belleplain – May 5, 2021
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Bert Hixon, Lynn Pollard Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Scintillating Scarlet and Summer Tanagers, territorial and aglow in the morning light, greeted participants of this mornings ‘Birds of Belleplain State Forest’ excursion. Other highlights included point-blank, lingering views of an obliging territorial male Prairie Warbler, Baltimore Oriole and…...
Birds of Nummy Island – May 5, 2021
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Alan Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Nummy Island – 4:15 pm 30 species Species Count Brant 35 Mourning Dove 3 Clapper Rail 12 American Oystercatcher 8 Black-bellied Plover 2 Whimbrel 4 Dunlin 30 Short-billed Dowitcher 8 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Willet 16 Lesser Yellowlegs 1…...
Exploring Cumberland – May 5, 2021
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Great look at perched Blue-winged Warbler! Lots of birdsong. 4644 James Moore Road, Commercial Township, NJ – 7:30am 50 species Species Count Canada Goose 10 Mallard 5 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4 Mourning Dove 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1…...