View From The Cape

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Alan Crawford, Holly Lemieux, Tyler Ficker Temp: 77° F Winds: NW 5 mph Weather Conditions: sunny We got killer views of both Orchard Oriole and Yellow-breasted Chat on this morning’s Garret walk, including full scope views of both. An unexpected sound was that…...

Leaders: Chris Marks, Jackie Parker, Dennis McKane Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  40 species Species Count Canada Goose 3 Mute Swan 11 Mallard 4 Black Scoter 18 Mourning Dove 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Chimney Swift 3 American Oystercatcher 6 Laughing Gull 6 American Herring Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 5 Lesser…...

Leaders Group 1: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Ruth Bergstrom Leaders Group 2: Bill & MJ Roache Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Group 1 44 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 11 Mourning Dove 3 Chimney Swift 12 American Oystercatcher 4     Short-billed Dowitcher 1 Willet (Eastern)…...

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Alan Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly Lemieux Temp: 73° F Winds: SW 9 mph Weather Conditions: sunny Yellow-breasted Chats were putting on a show at Garrett this morning. They could be heard calling most of the time and we had scope views of at least 3…...

Leaders: Bill Boyle, Bill & MJ Roache, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 68° F Winds: Weather Conditions: light winds, a lovely day! 49 species Species Count Canada Goose 8 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 6 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 8 Black-necked Stilt 1 American Oystercatcher 8 Semipalmated Plover 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 6…...

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly & Mark Lemieux Temp: 59° F Winds: NW 14 mph Weather Conditions: sunny A male Blue Grosbeak greeted us as we left the parking lot on this morning’s walk. Orchard orioles are back on their breeding territory, and one was singing close by.…...

Leaders: Bill & MJ Roache, Jackie Parker Temp: 60° F Winds: Weather Conditions: very foggy 53 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 6 American Black Duck 5 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 8 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 American Oystercatcher 3 Killdeer 1 Semipalmated Plover 4 Short-billed Dowitcher…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker, Sarah Thomasson Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: rain and wind 23 species Species Count Mute Swan 7 Mallard 6 American Oystercatcher 6 Killdeer 1 Laughing Gull 6 Great Black-backed Gull 3 Least Tern 3 Forster’s Tern 4 Great Egret 2 Osprey 1 Great Crested…...

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…...