View From The Cape

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Pam Hubert, Barry Hershfeld, Ruth Bergstrom. Temp: 58° F Winds: S 12mph Weather Conditions: sunny 35 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mallard 5 Mourning Dove 6 Chimney Swift 1 Laughing Gull 4 Common Loon 1 White Ibis 8 Glossy Ibis 13 Green Heron 2 Turkey Vulture 1…...

Leaders: Bill Boyle, MJ Roache, John McElroy, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 48° – 62° F Winds: 5 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 53 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan 2 Blue-winged Teal 3 Gadwall 3 Mallard 8 Surf Scoter 2 Black Scoter 1 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 1…...

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Tyler Savage Temp: 48° – 60°F Winds: WNW 15-25 mph Weather Conditions: clear Belleplain SF–HQ & Henkensifkin Rd – 7:06am 5 species  Species Count Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Bald Eagle 1 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Tufted Titmouse 2 Chipping Sparrow 4   Weatherby Rd–Tarkiln Pond & vicinity…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Alan Crawford, Steve Rodan Temp: 55° F Winds: NW 23 mph Weather Conditions: sunny With a temp of 52 and winds of 23 mph, we had to work for every bird on this morning’s CHC WMA walk. Among the migrants we saw or heard…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Jackie & Keith Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 33 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan 6 Gadwall 2 Mallard 7 Mourning Dove 6 American Oystercatcher 1 Killdeer 1 Laughing Gull 30 Forster’s Tern 7 Double-crested Cormorant 40 Snowy Egret 2 Green Heron 1…...

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn Temp: 58° F Winds: SW 10 mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy Cornell’s BirdCast showed that a lot of birds had moved in migration overnight and it seemed as if some of them had landed here! We had our first-of-season Yellow-breasted Chats and Blue Grosbeak, and Prairie…...

Leaders: Chris Marks, Chris & Gerry Dewaghe, Dennis McKane Temp: 72° F Winds: SSE 10-12 mph Weather Conditions: fair 27 species Species Count Brant (Atlantic) 65 Canada Goose 16 Mallard 4 American Black Duck 2 Clapper Rail (Atlantic Coast) 4 American Oystercatcher 2 Laughing Gull 12 American Herring Gull 8 Great…...

Leaders: Lynn & Dave Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly Lemieux, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: SO MANY PRAIRIE WARBLERS!! They almost ran into us! 36 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mallard 3 Black Scoter 1 Wild Turkey 14 Mourning Dove 8 Laughing Gull 25 American Herring Gull 2 Great…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, John McElroy, Dennis McKane, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 71°F Winds: S 9 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Heislerville WMA – 1:29pm 29 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mute Swan 1 Mallard 2 American Black Duck 2 Ruddy Duck 5 Black-bellied Plover 3 Spotted Sandpiper 1…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Lynn & Dave Pollard, Kathy & Roger Horn Temp: 45°- 66° F Winds: S 4 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 47 species Species Count Canada Goose 5 Mourning Dove 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Laughing Gull 41 Black Vulture 4 Turkey Vulture 2 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Red-tailed…...