Leaders: Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins, Adehl Schwaderer Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Another fantastic day at the Meadows, with blue skies taking over the initial gray, no wind and temps around 50 degrees. The American Oystercatchers have returned to nest on the beach and the bird banded as 38 was observed…...
Birding the Meadows – March 20, 2023
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Fantastic sightings today of two Wilson’s Snipe and a Virginia Rail feeding out on the mud flats. American Oystercatchers are back on the beach along with a number of Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Red-winged Blackbird males are back…...
Sunday Morning at Turkey Point – March 19, 2023
Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 31°F Winds: NW 15-20 mph Weather Conditions: clear Glades Wildlife Refuge: Turkey Point – 8:00am 13 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 American Black Duck 6 Ring-billed Gull 2 Herring Gull 2 Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1 Turkey Vulture…...
Poor Man’s Pelagic – March 18, 2023
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon, Alan Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 18 species Species Count Surf Scoter 125 Black Scoter 175 Red-breasted Merganser 3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 10 American Oystercatcher 2 Bonaparte’s Gull 19 Laughing Gull 3 Ring-billed Gull 15 Herring Gull 50 Great Black-backed Gull 38…...
Birding Cape May Point – March 18, 2023
Leaders: Kyle Chelius, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 30 species Canada Goose 3 Mute Swan 12 Northern Shoveler 20 Gadwall 14 Mallard 4 Green-winged Teal 8 Bufflehead 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4 Mourning Dove 2 American Oystercatcher 3 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Herring Gull 10 Great Black-backed Gull 2…...
Sunset Beach: A Place for all Seasons – March 12, 2023
Leaders: Ruth Bergstrom, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 37°F Winds: N 6 mph Weather Conditions: One Harbor Seal sighted offshore. 30 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mute Swan 3 Gadwall 12 Mallard 8 Green-winged Teal 6 Surf Scoter 6 Black Scoter 4 Red-breasted Merganser 3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)…...
Sunday Morning at Turkey Point – March 12, 2023
Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins Temp: 35°F Winds: NNE 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Glade Wildlife Refuge: Turkey Point – 8:00am 12 species Species Count American Black Duck 14 Green-winged Teal 14 Ring-billed Gull 3 Herring Gull 4 Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1 Turkey Vulture 5 Bald Eagle…...
Birding Cape May Point – March 11, 2023
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Temp: 40°F Winds: NW 17 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy, some drizzle Two Eastern Phoebes graced our windy walk this morning, hawking for insects in a protected path at the back side of the park. Two Blue-winged Teal were present in the 3rd plover pond, American Oystercatchers are…...
Nightfall at Jake’s Landing – March 5, 2023
Leaders: Bert Hixon, Mary Watkins, BJ Pinnock Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Mild and sunny. Light wind. Good numbers of Bald Eagles and harrier hawks. Interesting sighting of Forster’s Tern by several participants. Great Horned Owl calling in the woods. 19 species Species Count Snow Goose 850 Canada Goose 13 Mute…...