View From The Cape

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 57°F Winds:  N 16 mph Weather Conditions: sunny It stopped raining just in time for our walk this morning. Several White- eyed vireos were calling, with one sitting out in the open for good views. An Ovenbird and a Carolina Wren, both…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Chris & Gerry Dewaghe, Marc & Lynne Breslow Temp: 65°F Winds:  SSE 17 mph Weather Conditions: A huge black rat snake digesting lunch, young Bonaparte’s Gull was a treat! 28 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 8 Mallard 7 Mourning Dove 3 Chimney…...

Leaders (7:15am): Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks Temp: 68°F Winds:  S 8 mph Weather Conditions: clear 7:15am Group 41 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Wild Turkey 1 Mourning Dove 4 Laughing Gull 35 Herring Gull 12 Common Loon 1 Black Vulture 2 Turkey Vulture 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Downy Woodpecker…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Sally Lorbach Temp: 56°F Winds:  SSE 10 mph Weather Conditions: overcast The State Park has gotten positively noisy of late, with Purple Martins, Forsters Terns, American Oystercatchers, Carolina Wrens, Fields Sparrows, and Common Yellowthroats chattering away constantly. Some of them, like the Field Sparrows, Purple…...

Leaders: Chris Marks, Lynn Pollard, Dave Pollard. Temp: 65°F Winds:  SE 1-3 mph Weather Conditions: clear 26 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Mallard 1 Mourning Dove 4 Laughing Gull 6 Herring Gull 2 Double-crested Cormorant 7 Snowy Egret 1 Osprey (carolinensis) 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 White-eyed Vireo 7 Blue-headed…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 65°F Winds: E 10 mph Weather Conditions: clear Heislerville WMA – 1:41pm 28 species Species Count Canada Goose 14 Mute Swan 4 American Black Duck 2 Greater Scaup 25 Bufflehead 4 American Oystercatcher 2 Dunlin 250 Semipalmated Sandpiper 2 Short-billed Dowitcher 85…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Bert Hixon, Lynn Pollard, Dave Pollard, Ruth Bergstrom, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 50°F Winds:  ENE 7 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 41 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mourning Dove 3 Killdeer 1 Laughing Gull 5 Black Vulture 1 Turkey Vulture 2 Osprey 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Red-bellied…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 62°F Winds: SW 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: clear Stone Harbor Point – 4:28pm 21 species Species Count Brant 3 American Oystercatcher 3 Black-bellied Plover 3 Sanderling 12 Dunlin 125 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Willet (Eastern) 2 Laughing Gull 6…...

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins Temp: 45-50°F Winds:  W 1-5 mph Weather Conditions: clear 47 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mute Swan 10 Gadwall 16 American Wigeon 6 Mallard 5 Surf Scoter 27 Black Scoter 8 Mourning Dove 15 Wilson’s Snipe 1 Laughing Gull 9 Herring Gull…...