CMBO Field Trip Reports

Birding the Meadows – August 24, 2026

Leaders Group 1: Karen Thompson, Ruth Bergstrom, Barry Hershfeld Leaders Group 2: Bill & MJ Roache, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Group 1 41 species Species Count Blue-winged Teal 2 Mallard 18 Black Scoter 10 Mourning Dove 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 American Oystercatcher 2 Semipalmated Plover 2 Greater Yellowlegs…...

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Birding Cape May Point – August 22, 2026

Leaders: Holly & Mark Lemieux, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  43 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mute Swan 14 Mallard 15 American Black Duck 4 Wild Turkey 4 Mourning Dove 3 Chimney Swift 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 American Oystercatcher 4 Laughing Gull 30 Great Black-backed Gull 3 Least…...

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Higbee Beach Birding – August 21, 2026

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Jackie & Keith Parker, Aislinn Shilcusky, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  Butterflies: Red-banded Hairstreak, Red-spotted Admiral, Monarch, Orange Sulphur, Spicebush Swallowtail, Summer Azure Box Turtle, Black Rat Snake 40 species Species Count Wild Turkey 2 Mourning Dove 9 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated…...

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Bird Walk for all People – August 20, 2026

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Jackie & Keith Parker, Aislinn Shilcusky Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  Butterflies: Monarch, Summer Azure, Zabulon Skipper, Spicebush Swallowtail Dragonflies: Eastern Pond Hawk, Striped Saddlebags, Common Whitetail, Black Saddlebags, Swamp Darner, Common Green Darner, Great Blue Skimmer, Halloween Pennant 47 species Species Count Mute Swan 7…...

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Birding the Meadows – August 17, 2027

Leaders Group 1: Karen Thompson, Ruth Bergstrom Leaders Group 2: Bill & MJ Roache Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Group 1 42 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mute Swan 3 Mallard 9 Mourning Dove 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5 American Oystercatcher 6 Semipalmated Plover 3 Short-billed Dowitcher 6 Spotted Sandpiper 1…...

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Twilight Walk at the Meadows – August 15, 2026

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Jackie & Keith Parker, Sarah Thomasson, Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  Butterflies: Monarch, American Lady, Summer Azure, Red-banded Hairstreak Dragonflies: Common Whitetail, Needham’s Skimmer, Blue Dasher, Halloween Pennant, Black Saddlebags, Common Green Darner 46 species Species Count Canada Goose 15 Blue-winged Teal 1 Mallard 12 Mourning Dove 8…...

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Birding Cape May Point – August 15, 2026

Leaders: Holly & Mark Lemieux, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  34 species Species Count Mallard 11 American Black Duck 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 American Oystercatcher 2 Laughing Gull 11 American Herring Gull 5 Great Black-backed Gull 5 Least Tern 2 Caspian Tern 1 Forster’s Tern 4 Common Tern 1…...

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Higbee Beach Birding – August 14, 2026

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  41 species Species Count Mourning Dove 8 Chimney Swift 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4 Laughing Gull 6 American Herring Gull 2 Royal Tern 5 Double-crested Cormorant 8 Great Blue Heron 2 Osprey 6 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Downy…...

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Bird Walk for all People – August 13, 2026

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Jackie & Keith Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  Butterflies: Monarch, Red Admiral, Zabulon Skipper, Silver-spotted Skipper, Summer Azure, Broad-winged Skipper Dragonflies: Striped Saddlebags, Swamp Darner, Common Green Darner, Slaty Skimmer, Common Whitetail, Eastern Pondhawk, Blue Dasher, Needham’s Skimmer 49 species Species Count Canada Goose 1…...

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Birds Before Beach – August 11, 2026

Leaders: Brian Moscatello, Shaun Bamford, Bernie Hodgdon, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 75° F Winds: NW 8 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Increasing flocks of Tree Swallows were swirling overhead or resting on beach. 29 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mute Swan 12 Mallard 30 Mourning Dove 14 American Oystercatcher…...

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