CMBO Field Trip Reports

Leaders Group 1: Mary Watkins, Jackie & Keith Parker, Bernie Hodgdon Leaders Group 2: Chris Marks, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Dennis McKane Temp: 72° F Winds: NE 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: clear Group 1 34 species Species Count Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3 Mourning Dove 2 Laughing Gull 18 Ring-billed…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon, Dennis McKane Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Eagles and Merlin and Kestrels. And Little Blue Heron, oh my! 47 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mute Swan 30 Mallard 45 American Black Duck 1 Green-winged Teal 8 Mourning Dove 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Solitary…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Jackie Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 34 species Species Count Canada Goose 10 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 2 Mourning Dove 11 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Greater Yellowlegs 6 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Laughing Gull 16 Herring Gull 2 Great Black-backed Gull 25…...

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins Temp: 65° F Winds: NE 5-8 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 58 species Species Count Mute Swan 5 Mallard 3 Mourning Dove 9 Chimney Swift 5 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Virginia Rail 1 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Laughing Gull 7 Herring Gull (American)…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Sharon Meeker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Stone Harbor Point – 5:00pm 15 species Species Count Clapper Rail 1 Semipalmated Plover 23 Ruddy Turnstone 5 Sanderling 20 Western Sandpiper 2 Semipalmated Sandpiper 8 Laughing Gull 10 Ring-billed Gull 2 Herring Gull 5…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Lynn and Dave Pollard, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 67° F Winds: WNW 7 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 40 species Species Count Mallard 7 Mourning Dove 7 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Laughing Gull 1 Herring Gull 2 Snowy Egret 1 Green Heron 1 Great Egret 3 Black…...

Leaders: Ruth Bergstrom, Bernie Hodgdon, Pam Hubert, Alan Crawford Temp: 64° F Winds: NW 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 35 species Species Count Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 22 Mourning Dove 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Laughing Gull 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Egret 1 Black Vulture 1 Turkey Vulture 4 Osprey…...

Leaders: Alan Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon, Lise & Tom Hardcastle Temp: 73° F Winds: 5 mph Weather Conditions: calm to light breeze. 10 participants joined a fairly birdy loop through the State Park. Early morning rain showers (much needed!) had left the park quite wet, and the day started very overcast,…...

Leaders: Alan Crawford, Jackie & Keith Parker, Pam Hubert Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 32 species Species Count Canada Goose 11 Mute Swan 5 Mallard 6 Mourning Dove 10 Killdeer 3 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Sanderling 8 Laughing Gull 40 Herring Gull 10 Great Black-backed Gull 20 Lesser Black-backed…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly Lemieux Temp: 73° F Winds: 5 mph Weather Conditions: It was a beautiful morning with sunny skies, temperatures in the low 70s, and a light breeze. Some participants saw a Sandhill crane fly over in the distance. 39 species Species Count Mute…...