View From The Cape

Sunset Beach: A Place for all Seasons – May 7, 2023

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 60°F Winds:  WSW 10 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny. 52 species Species Count Mallard 4 Mourning Dove 5 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Sanderling 12 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Greater Yellowlegs 6 Lesser Yellowlegs 4 Laughing Gull 50 Ring-billed Gull 2 Herring Gull 7 Great…...

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Above par birding at Cox Hall Creek WMA – May 7, 2023

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Barry Hershfeld, Alan Crawford Temp: 60°F Winds:  W 9 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny. Cox Hall Creek WMA was the place to be this morning! After we saw and listened to the Kentucky Warbler for a few minutes, we continued down the path into the wet…...

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Bird Walk for all People – May 6, 2023

Leaders: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, MJ Roache, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: sunny 30 species Species Count Canada Goose 3 Mute Swan 10 Mallard 2 Chimney Swift 6 American Oystercatcher 1 Laughing Gull 8 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Least Tern 6 Forster’s Tern 2 Great Blue Heron 2 Black…...

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Spring Birding at the Garrett Family Preserve – May 6, 2023

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld, Sharon Meeker Temp: 48°F Winds:  N 8 mph Weather Conditions: sunny Finally, a warm, sunny, windless morning, the better to see birds perched up and singing! Prairie Warblers, Yellow-breasted Chats and Indigo Buntings are back at Garrett Preserve. White-eyed Vireos are…...

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Belleplain Hotspots – May 6, 2023

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks Temp: 48°- 64°F Winds:  NW 1-3 mph Weather Conditions: clear, early fog. 49 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Wild Turkey 2 Mourning Dove 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Laughing Gull 29 Turkey Vulture 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Acadian Flycatcher…...

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Higbee Beach Birding – May 5, 2023

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Jackie Parker, Barry Hershfeld, Sharon Meeker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: mostly sunny. 45 species Species Count Mallard 3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Mourning Dove 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Greater Yellowlegs 3 Laughing Gull 5 Herring Gull 4 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Common Loon 2 Double-crested Cormorant…...

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Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 4, 223

Leaders: Shaun Bamford Chris Marks Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 56°F Winds: N 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: overcast. Heislerville WMA – 1:28pm 33 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 American Black Duck 2 Bufflehead 1 Clapper Rail 4 Black-bellied Plover 2 Semipalmated Plover 1 Dunlin 6 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Greater Yellowlegs 4…...

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Birds of Belleplain – May 4, 2023

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Barry Hershfeld, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 44°F Winds:  WNW 9 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny. 44 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mourning Dove 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Laughing Gull 6 Herring Gull 2 Black Vulture 1 Turkey Vulture 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 American Kestrel 1 Eastern Phoebe…...

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Birds of Nummy Island – May 3, 2023

Leaders: Shaun Bamford Chris Marks Chris and Gerry Dewaghe Temp: 55°F Winds:  WNW 8-10 mph Weather Conditions: overcast. 23 species Species Count Clapper Rail (Atlantic Coast) 2 American Oystercatcher 4 Sanderling 112 Dunlin (hudsonia) 60 Purple Sandpiper 3 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Willet (Eastern) 4 Laughing Gull 4 Herring Gull (American)…...

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Exploring Cumberland – May 3, 2023

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon and Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: overcast and cool, light rain Maurice River Bridge – 7:30am 10 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Mourning Dove 1 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Laughing Gull 6 Turkey Vulture 2 Osprey 3 Fish Crow…...

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