View From The Cape

Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Bill & MJ Roache Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  22 species Species Count Canada Goose 70 Northern Shoveler 2 Mallard 65 American Black Duck 1 Northern Pintail 1 Green-winged Teal 9 Black Scoter 22 Greater Yellowlegs 4     American Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull…...

Leaders Group 1: Dave & Lynn Pollard Leaders Group 2: Karen Thompson, Bernie Hodgdon, Guy Moody Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Lovely sunset with lots of Merlin and many more birds; Kestrels and Nighthawks, White Ibis, Little Blue Heron and several Green Winged Teal. Group 1 31 species Species Count Canada…...

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Mary Watkins, Pam Hubert, Dennis McKane. Temp: 60°F Winds: N 10 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 55 species Species Count Canada Goose 15 Mute Swan 4 American Wigeon 2 Mallard 10 Ring-necked Duck 2 Black Scoter 33 Surf/Black Scoter 11 Mourning Dove 2 Greater Yellowlegs 1 American…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Holly & Mark Lemieux Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  Sunset at Stone Harbor Point birding group, including Nummy Island and Hereford Inlet. Generally, the same birds were seen at each area, but with differing ratios of species. It was a cool cloudy evening, with…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Pam Hubert, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 61°F Winds: N 8 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Birders were treated to numerous juvenile and adult, Black-crowned Night Herons flying overhead and roosting in trees surrounding the lake. 42 species Species Count Canada Goose 8 Mallard 4 Ring-necked Duck 2…...

Leaders: Jackie & Keith Parker, Holly Lemieux, Pam Hubert Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  41 species Species Count Canada Goose 40 Mute Swan 25 Blue-winged Teal 6 Northern Shoveler 3 Gadwall 15 American Wigeon 23 Mallard 20 American Black Duck 5 Northern Pintail 16 Surf Scoter 5 Black Scoter 80 Mourning…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  After a brief downpour shortly before our walk started, birds were moving. Migratory sparrows have arrived, and we had good looks at White-crowned, Savannah, Song, Swamp and White-throated Sparrows. Warblers were scarce except for Yellow-rumped and Common Yellow-throats but…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon Jackie & Keith Parker, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  38 species Species Count Mallard 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Mourning Dove 14 Killdeer 1 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Osprey 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 Downy Woodpecker 1…...