CMBO Field Trip Reports

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 70°F Winds: Weather Conditions: Partly sunny The Beanery was hopping this morning, with birds, that is! We had eight species of warblers, including five Northern Waterthrush and ten Common Yellowthroats. Both Indigo Buntings and Blue Grosbeaks chipped from the fields and eventually sat…...

Leaders: Keith & Jackie Parker, Alan Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Sunny and warm (80° +/-) with a light breeze. 33 species Species Count Canada Goose 18 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 10 Mourning Dove 4 Semipalmated Plover 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Least Sandpiper 2 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 peep sp. 20…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Keith & Jackie Parker, Barry Hershfeld, Bernie Hodgdon, Dennis McKane Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  43 species Species Count Mourning Dove 7 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Laughing Gull 3 American Herring Gull 1 Great Blue Heron 3 Osprey 10 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, John McElroy, Dennis McKane Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  44 species Species Count Canada Goose 15 Mute Swan 30 Blue-winged Teal 3 Mallard 45 Mourning Dove 6 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Semipalmated Plover 3 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Least Sandpiper 3 Semipalmated Sandpiper 8 Laughing…...

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Ruth Bergstrom, Mark Lemieux. Temp: 70°F Winds: NE 15-20 mph Weather Conditions: overcast 52 species Species Count Mute Swan 4 Mallard 11 Mourning Dove 8 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 American Oystercatcher 6 Semipalmated Plover 1 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Sanderling 12 Least Sandpiper 15 Semipalmated Sandpiper 2 Parasitic Jaeger…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Dennis McKane, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 67°F Winds: NE 13 mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy 38 species Species Count Mute Swan 2 Mallard 3 Mourning Dove 4 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Laughing Gull 1 American Herring Gull 4 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Black Tern 1 White Ibis 3 Glossy…...

Leaders Group 1: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Sharon Meeker Leaders Group 2: Bill & MJ Roache, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Group 1 36 species Species Count Canada Goose 11 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 1 Mourning Dove 4 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Sanderling 4 Least Sandpiper 4 Western Sandpiper 1…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Pam Huber, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 68°F Winds: N 12 mph Weather Conditions: overcast with occasional drizzle It was fairly quiet on this cloudy, drizzly morning at Cox Hall Creek WMA but there were some birds flitting around, feeding. There were many Osprey, both flying over…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Alan Crawford, Tom Hardcastle, Lise Hardcastle Temp: 75°F Winds: S 15 mph Weather Conditions: sunny We had a scattering of migrant birds throughout the park this morning, with one mixed flock towards the back. Purple Martins have mostly departed for their long journey…...