View From The Cape

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Holly Lemieux, Barry Hershfeld, Dennis McKane Temp: 62°F Winds: SSW 5-10 mph Weather Conditions: clear Stone Harbor Point – 4:35pm 14 species Species Count Brant (Atlantic) 12 American Oystercatcher 2 Willet (Eastern) 12 American Herring Gull 12 Great Black-backed Gull 4 Forster’s Tern 5 Red-throated…...

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Dennis McKane, Caroline Behnke Temp: 60° F Winds: NNE 10 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny with light smoke haze 47 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 2 Ring-necked Duck 1 Surf Scoter 7 Black Scoter 24 Mourning Dove 17 American…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Dennis McKane Temp: 62° F Winds:  Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Good to see so many Blue Gray Gnatcatchers and Yellow Rumped Warblers in migration! 34 species Species Count Canada Goose 3 Mourning Dove 2 Laughing Gull 8 Caspian Tern 1 Double-crested Cormorant 8…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon, Sharon Meeker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Sunny and warm with lots of bird activity. Simultaneously hearing White-eyed Vireo, Summer Tanager, Prothonotary Warbler and Hooded Warbler! 37 species Species Count Wild Turkey 5 Mourning Dove 6 Laughing Gull 38 Double-crested Cormorant 27 Turkey Vulture…...

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Steve Rodan Temp: 62° F Winds: NW 12 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Bird song resounded across CHC WMA this morning, mostly provided by cardinals and titmouse but with occasional songs from Yellow-throated and Pine Warblers. Although over a thousand Blue-gray Gnatcatchers were reported from Spring…...

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Holly & Mark Lemieux Temp: 58° F Winds: S 13-28 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy The flock of 18 White Ibis that flew over during this morning’s walk was no longer the oddity it would have seemed just a few years ago, before that species moved…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Chris & Gerry Dewaghe Temp: 58° F Winds: S 13-28 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy 22 species Species Count Brant (Atlantic) 60 Canada Goose 8 Mallard 2 American Black Duck 3 Bufflehead 6 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5 Mourning Dove 3 American Oystercatcher 1 Laughing Gull…...

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Chris Marks, Jackie & Keith Parker, Caroline Behnke, Steve Rodan Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 37 species Species Count Mallard 1 Mourning Dove 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Laughing Gull 5 American Herring Gull 1 Common Loon 2 Double-crested Cormorant 43 Black Vulture 1 Turkey Vulture 6 Bald Eagle…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, John McElroy, Barry Hershfeld, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 61°F Winds: WNW 12-21 mph Weather Conditions: partly sunny Heislerville WMA – 1:32pm 28 species Species Count Canada Goose 8 Mute Swan 1 American Black Duck 7 Bufflehead 2 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Ruddy Duck 3 Black-bellied Plover 2…...

Leaders (group 1): Shaun Bamford, Karen Thompson, John McElroy, Leaders (group 2): Bert Hixon, Holly Lemieux Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Group 1 40 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Wild Turkey 1 Mourning Dove 5 Killdeer 1 Laughing Gull 50 American Herring Gull 1 Black Vulture 2 Turkey Vulture 6…...