View From The Cape

Leaders: Kyle Chelius, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 32 species Mute Swan  24 Blue-winged Teal  1 Mallard  10 Mourning Dove  5 Chimney Swift  1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird  7 Semipalmated Sandpiper  15 Greater Yellowlegs  4 Laughing Gull  30 Herring Gull  10 Great Black-backed Gull  1 Forster’s Tern  4 Double-crested Cormorant  1…...

Leaders: Melissa Roach, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard Temp: 75° F Winds:  1-4 mph Weather Conditions:  overcast/storms 11 species Species Count Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Laughing Gull 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Eastern Kingbird 20 Purple Martin 5 Carolina Wren 3 Black-and-white Warbler 1 American Redstart…...

Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Mary Watkins Temp: 81° F Winds: SSW 1-4 mph Weather Conditions:  sunny 31 species Species Count Mute Swan 84 Blue-winged Teal 1 Mallard 32 Black Scoter 2 Wild Turkey 4 Short-billed Dowitcher 8 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Laughing Gull 85 Herring Gull 4 Great Black-backed Gull…...

Leaders: Dave Pollard, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 36 species Species Count Canada Goose 30 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 35 Mourning Dove 5 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4 American Oystercatcher 1 Killdeer 5 Sanderling 20 Least Sandpiper 3 Semipalmated Sandpiper 65 Short-billed Dowitcher 2 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Laughing…...

Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 41 species Species Count Canada Goose 14 Mute Swan 3 Blue-winged Teal 3 Mallard 18 American Black Duck 1 Mourning Dove 5 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 American Oystercatcher 1 Killdeer 2 Sanderling 14 Least Sandpiper 4 Semipalmated Sandpiper 45 Short-billed Dowitcher 2…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Janet Crawford Temp: 72° F Winds: NE 5 mph Weather Conditions:  cloudy Cox Hall Creek WMA had a nice mix of resident, breeder and migrant birds during this morning’s first-of-season walk. Eastern Wood Peewees are still singing, Ospreys are still fishing and migrating groups of Black-and-white…...

Leaders:  Kathy Horn, Roger Horn Temp: 75 °F Winds:  SW 7 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy The Park held a nice group of migrants today. Both Solitary and Spotted Sandpipers were feeding along the edges of the Plover Pond as three Blue-winged Teal flew overhead. The number of Trees Swallows…...

Leaders:  Melissa Roach, Barb Bassett Temp: 79 °F Winds:  S 2-5 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 22 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Black Scoter 1 Mourning Dove 4 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Ruddy Turnstone 3 Laughing Gull 14 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Osprey 1…...

Leaders:  Alan Crawford, Jackie Parker Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 46 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 34 Mourning Dove 10 American Oystercatcher 2 Semipalmated Plover 1 Killdeer 8 Red Knot 1 Sanderling 40 Least Sandpiper 10 Semipalmated Sandpiper 30 Short-billed Dowitcher 8 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Solitary…...