View From The Cape

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Dennis McKane, Mark Lemieux Temp: 53° F Winds: E 20 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Birds were hunkered down in this morning’s windy drizzle but despite the inclement weather, Eastern Kingbirds were hawking insects over the meadows and Yellow-breasted Chats and Prairie Warbler were…...

Leaders: Jackie Parker, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly Lemieux, Dennis McKane Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  28 species Species Count Mallard 3 Mourning Dove 2 American Oystercatcher 3 Laughing Gull 10 Royal Tern 4 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Black Vulture 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Osprey 7 Bald Eagle 3 Downy Woodpecker 2 Great Crested…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 67°F Winds: NNE 17 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Heislerville WMA – 1:25pm 22 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mute Swan 2 Black-bellied Plover 4 Semipalmated Plover 26 Short-billed Dowitcher 16 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Dunlin 18 White-rumped Sandpiper 3 Semipalmated…...

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: Maurice River Bridge – 7:30am 8 species  Species Count Double-crested Cormorant 2 Osprey 3 Tree Swallow 5 Barn Swallow 22 Marsh Wren 1 European Starling 4 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Common Grackle 2   Milville WMA–Lake Audrey – 7:55am 14 species  Species…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Holly Lemieux Temp: 83°F Winds: SSW 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: clear Stone Harbor Point – 4:47pm 21 species  Species Count Chimney Swift 1 American Oystercatcher 2 Black-bellied Plover 1 Semipalmated Plover 4 Willet (Eastern) 6 Sanderling 12 Laughing Gull 20 American Herring Gull 5 Great…...

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Guy Moody, Pam Hubert Temp: 75° F Winds: SW 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 45 species Species Count Canada Goose 7 Mute Swan 2   Mallard 3   Mourning Dove 9 Chimney Swift 9 American Oystercatcher 1 Killdeer 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 20 Willet 2 Laughing Gull…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 87°F Winds: SSW 10 Weather Conditions: sunny Villas–Miami Ave. beach – 12:57pm 10 species  Species Count Mallard 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4 Laughing Gull 350 American Herring Gull 20 Forster’s Tern 3 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Turkey Vulture 1 European…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: sunny, warm morning with gentle breeze. 51 species Species Count Canada Goose 18 Wild Turkey 3 Mourning Dove 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Laughing Gull 13 Common Loon 1 Black Vulture 3 Turkey Vulture 7 Broad-winged Hawk…...

Leaders Group 1: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, John McElroy Leaders Group 2: Bill & MJ Roache, Alan Crawford Temp: 60° – 80° F Winds: S 6 mph Weather Conditions: Group 1 39 species Species Count Canada Goose 10 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 15 Mourning Dove 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Virginia…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Mark & Holly Lemieux, Barry Hershfeld, Dennis McKane Temp: 65°F Winds: S 25-35 mph Weather Conditions: clear Stone Harbor Point – 4:36pm 18 species  Species Count American Black Duck 5 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 American Oystercatcher 3 Willet (Eastern) 2 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Sanderling 14 Laughing…...