View From The Cape

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Holly Lemieux Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 35 species Species Count Mallard 6 Mourning Dove 10 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Green Heron 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Osprey 1 Downy Woodpecker 5 Great Crested Flycatcher 6 Eastern Kingbird 12 Red-eyed Vireo 2…...

Leaders: Karen Thompson, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 76° F Winds: NE 5 mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy CMBO Morning Meadows. The walk began after a short heavy rainfall. Highlights include both Green-winged and Blue-winged Teal and a pair of Pied-billed Grebes off the observation deck. Hundreds of Tree and Barn Swallows…...

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Jackie & Keith Parker, Robin & Alan Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  CMBO Twilight at the Meadows walk, with 12 enthusiastic participants. Weather sunny and warm with low humidity and a light breeze. Many butterflies and odonates were seen in addition to 37 species of birds, with…...

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Mark Lemieux Temp: 68° F Winds: N 5 mph Weather Conditions: partly sunny Passerine migration is well underway, and we encountered a couple flocks of feeding migrants this morning. Black-and-white Warblers were plentiful and we also had Magnolia, American Redstart, Chestnut-sided, Prairie and…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly Lemieux, Dennis McKane Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  37 species Species Count Mourning Dove 9 Chimney Swift 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Laughing Gull 4 Turkey Vulture 2 Osprey 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Downy Woodpecker 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Holly Lemieux Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  28 species Species Count Mallard 4 Mourning Dove 3 Chimney Swift 5 Laughing Gull 1 American Herring Gull 1 gull sp. 1 Green Heron 2 Black Vulture 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Osprey 3 Great Crested Flycatcher 2…...

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…...

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…...

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…...

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…...