View From The Cape

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…...

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…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 48°F Winds: WNW 28 mph Weather Conditions: sunny Windy but warm would describe the weather for our walk this morning. Unaffected by the wind were a variety of ducks in the State Park ponds and a lone Tundra Swan that…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Mary Watkins, BJ Pinnock Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Sunny with minimal wind!  Great Bald Eagle and harrier looks. Woodcocks actively displaying in the woods. 17 species Species Count Snow Goose 2500 Canada Goose 22 American Black Duck 6 Northern Pintail 2 Green-winged Teal 30 Bufflehead 25 Clapper…...

Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 34°F Winds: ENE 5-7 mph Weather Conditions: light snow/sleet Stone Harbor Point – 12:56pm 20 species Species Count American Black Duck 4 Black Scoter 8 Long-tailed Duck 12 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Horned Grebe 2 American Oystercatcher 2 Ruddy Turnstone 1…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 28°F Winds: SE 10 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny The parking lot seemed unusually quiet as we started out this morning, no Carolina Wrens, or mockingbirds in evidence. But the Northern Gannets were putting on a show over the ocean and scoters…...

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 37°F Winds: S 8-10 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Glades Wildlife Refuge: Turkey Point – 8:00am 20 species Species Count Snow Goose 125 American Black Duck 18 Common Merganser 2 Ring-billed Gull 4 Herring Gull 2 Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 7…...

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Ruth Bergstrom, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 38°F Winds: NE 5 mph Weather Conditions: steady rain 12 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 American Black Duck 4 Black Scoter 3 Bonaparte’s Gull 1 Herring Gull 2 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Bald Eagle 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 American Crow 2 Carolina…...

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Jack McDonough Temp: 50°F Winds: WSW 5-10 mph Weather Conditions: sunny Avalon 8th St. jetty: Avalon Seawatch – 11:52am 16 species Species Count Harlequin Duck 1 Surf Scoter 26 Black Scoter 2 Long-tailed Duck 16 Bufflehead 1 Red-breasted Merganser 8 Dunlin 42 Ring-billed Gull 2 Herring Gull…...

Leaders: Kyle Chelius, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 30 species Canada Goose  14 Mute Swan  4 Tundra Swan  2 Northern Shoveler  20 Gadwall  14 American Wigeon  2 Mallard  20 American Black Duck  4 Green-winged Teal  2 Black Scoter  2 Bufflehead  6 Hooded Merganser  2 American Coot  2 Herring Gull …...