Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins Temp: 80° F Winds: Weather Conditions: sunny A flock of migrating Short-billed Dowitchers flew in near the blind. Spotted, Least, and Semi-palmated Sandpipers were also present, with both yellowleg species. Sadly, most of the Least Tern chicks had been predated, with only two…...
Birding Cape May Point – July 2, 2022
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 80° F Winds: SW 18 mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy The State Park Purple Martins are doing well this season with over 200 chicks hatched and more to come. This is especially good news this year since a nearly week-long Nor’easter early…...
A Meadows Morning – July 1, 2022
Leaders: Chris Marks, Lynn Pollard, Dave Pollard Temp: 82° F Winds: SW 3-8 mph Weather Conditions: clear 43 species Species Count Canada Goose 46 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 42 American Black Duck 2 Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) 1 Mourning Dove 4 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated…...
Bird Walk for all People – June 30, 2022
Leaders: Chris Marks, Lynn Pollard, Dave Pollard, Mary Watkins Temp: 82° F Winds: 0-2 mph Weather Conditions: clear 43 species Species Count Canada Goose 28 Mute Swan 72 Mallard 22 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 American Oystercatcher 3 Killdeer 1 Laughing Gull 18 Herring Gull 6 Great Black-backed Gull…...
Birds Before Beach – June 28, 2022
Leaders: Brian Moscatello, Shaun Bamford, Dave Pollard, Ruth Bergstrom, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 69° F Winds: N 14 mph Weather Conditions: partly sunny 28 species Species Count Mute Swan 11 Mallard 5 American Oystercatcher 2 Killdeer 1 Laughing Gull 15 Herring Gull 2 Great Black-backed Gull 13 Least Tern 4 Forster’s…...
Birding the Meadows – June 27, 2022
Leaders: Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 38 species Species Count Canada Goose 38 Mallard 42 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 6 Virginia Rail 1 American Oystercatcher 4 Killdeer 4 Least Sandpiper 1 White-rumped Sandpiper 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 2 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Laughing Gull 22…...
Spring Birding at Garrett Family Preserve – June 25, 2022
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 72° F Winds: SW 5 mph Weather Conditions: partly sunny The breeding birds at Garrett Preserve were showing off this morning. Indigo buntings, Yellow-breasted Chats, Prairie Warblers and Field Sparrows sat up and sang for us. White-eyed Vireos and Common Yellowthroats were…...
A Meadows Morning – June 24, 2022
Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Adehl Schwaderer Temp: 72° F Winds: 0-2 mph Weather Conditions: overcast 40 species Species Count Canada Goose 42 Mute Swan 4 Wood Duck 1 Mallard 32 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 2 American Oystercatcher 4 Semipalmated Plover 2 Piping Plover 1 Killdeer 3…...