View From The Cape

Leaders Group 1:  Alan & Robin Crawford Leaders Group 2: Jackie & Keith Parker, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 70° F Winds:  0 mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy, light breeze. Group 1 28 species Species Count Canada Goose 160 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 45 Mourning Dove 12 Lesser Yellowlegs 14 Herring Gull…...

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Holly Lemieux Temp: 69° F Winds: ESE 5-10 mph Weather Conditions: overcast 53 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 5 Blue-winged Teal 11 Mallard 35 American Black Duck 4 Green-winged Teal 21 Black Scoter 24 Mourning Dove 5 Killdeer 1 Ruddy Turnstone 3…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Sharon Meeker Temp: 68°F Winds: E 14-19 mph Weather Conditions: overcast Stone Harbor Point – 5:00pm 13 species Species Count Black-bellied Plover 3 Semipalmated Plover 12 Willet (Western) 18 Ruddy Turnstone 6 Sanderling 40 Semipalmated Sandpiper 8 Laughing Gull 12 Herring Gull 35 Great Black-backed…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Alan & Robin Crawford, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 68° F Winds: ENE 8 mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy 39 species Species Count Mute Swan 2 Mallard 6 Mourning Dove 8 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Herring Gull 1 Snowy Egret 1 Great Egret 1 Great Blue Heron…...

Leaders Group 1:  Bill Boyle, Bill & MJ Roache Leaders Group 2: Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 64° F Winds: Weather Conditions: A pleasant, partly cloudy morning, with a light breeze and temps starting in the low 60s. Ocean nearly flat. CMBO “Birding the Meadows” walk, with eight participants from…...

Leaders: Alan Crawford, Pam Hubert, Barry Hershfeld, Temp: 67° – 75° F Winds: Weather Conditions: a light breeze, but the clouds gave way to sun by the end of the walk 40 species Species Count Mallard 4 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 23 Mourning Dove 2 Laughing Gull 4 Herring Gull…...

Leaders: Capt. Bob, Jackie Parker, Patty Domm Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: Astronomical high tide pushed the shorebirds up to the edge of the marsh, providing good looks. 42 species Species Count Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 7 Mourning Dove 4 Clapper Rail 3 American Oystercatcher 40 Black-bellied Plover 75 Semipalmated Plover…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Ruth Bergstrom, Pam Hubert Temp: 71° F Winds: NNE 7 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 48 species Species Count Mute Swan 16 Blue-winged Teal 30 Mallard 24 Green-winged Teal 12 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Mourning Dove 4 Killdeer 1 Solitary Sandpiper 2 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Greater…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Keith & Jackie Parker, Barry Hershfeld Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 44 species Species Count Canada Goose 80 Wood Duck 8 Mallard 12 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Mourning Dove 25 Laughing Gull 5 Great Black-backed Gull 5 Great Egret 6 Osprey 5 Northern Harrier 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk…...

Leaders: Alan & Robin Crawford, Keith & Jackie Parker, Pam Hubert Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 38 species Species Count Mute Swan 2 Blue-winged Teal 1 Mallard 18 American Black Duck 1 Green-winged Teal 2 Mourning Dove 5 Virginia Rail 1 Sora 1 Killdeer 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 50 Greater Yellowlegs 15…...