Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Lynn Pollard Temp: 68°F Winds: S 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Stone Harbor Point – 4:29pm 12 species Species Count Semipalmated Plover 10 Sanderling 30 Ring-billed Gull 5 Herring Gull 25 Lesser Black-backed Gull 5 Great Black-backed Gull 38 Forster’s Tern 2 Royal Tern…...
Birding Northwood and Beyond – October 10, 2023
Leaders: Bert Hixon, Jackie Parker, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 44 species Species Count Mute Swan 12 Wood Duck 1 Mallard 6 American Black Duck 2 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Mourning Dove 4 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 1 Turkey Vulture 20 Osprey 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk…...
Birding the Meadows – October 9, 2023
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Bill Roache, MJ Roache, Sharon Meeker, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 35 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan 7 Wood Duck 1 Blue-winged Teal 4 Mallard 12 American Black Duck 2 Green-winged Teal 1 White-rumped Sandpiper 1 Laughing Gull 24 Herring Gull…...
Sunset Beach: A Place for all Seasons – October 8, 2023
Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bert Hixon, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 58°F Winds: W 12-23mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy 34 species Species Count Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Mourning Dove 3 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Laughing Gull 18 Ring-billed Gull 2 Herring Gull 10 Great Black-backed Gull 28 Forster’s Tern 1 Double-crested…...
Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – October 8, 2023
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Jackie Parker, Sally Lorbach Temp: 56°F Winds: NW 17mph Weather Conditions: sunny Birds were moving fast this morning in the wind. We had a nice variety of raptors and songbirds, including one Broad-winged Hawk that landed to perch directly overhead. Warblers included Black-throated Blue, Northern…...
Hawks, Trails, and Beach – October 7, 2023
Leaders: Bert Hixon, Jackie Parker, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 66°F Winds: WNW 12-21mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy 26 species Species Count Mute Swan 18 Mallard 24 Green-winged Teal 12 Ruddy Duck 2 Laughing Gull 4 Ring-billed Gull 2 Herring Gull 4 Great Black-backed Gull 40 Common Tern 2 Royal Tern 3…...
Fall Migration Cruise – October 7, 2023
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 36 species Species Count American Black Duck 3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 10 Clapper Rail 2 American Oystercatcher 38 Black-bellied Plover 26 American Golden-Plover 1 Whimbrel 2 Ruddy Turnstone 24 Dunlin 12 Semipalmated Sandpiper 18 Short-billed Dowitcher…...
Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm – October 7, 2023
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 68°F Winds: N 3mph Weather Conditions: cloudy with fog The most visually and audibly obvious birds at the Beanery this morning were the mimics, with Gray Catbirds, Brown Thrashers, and Northern Mockingbirds in evidence throughout the walk. Raptors were present…...
A Meadows Afternoon – October 6, 2023
Leaders: Jackie Parker, Keith Parker, Chris Dewaghe, Gerry Dewaghe Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 28 species Species Count Canada Goose 14 Mute Swan 7 Blue-winged Teal 2 Gadwall 1 American Wigeon 3 Mallard 20 Green-winged Teal 30 Mourning Dove 2 Common Nighthawk 2 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Laughing Gull 3 Herring Gull…...
Higbee Beach Birding – October 6, 2023
Leaders: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Chris Marks Temp: 74°F Winds: E 0-3mph Weather Conditions: clear 19 species Species Count Double-crested Cormorant 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 6 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 5 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 2 Tree Swallow 8 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 House Wren 1…...