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Twilight Walk at the Meadows – October 27, 2021

Leaders: Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 34 species Species Count Canada Goose 62 Mute Swan 2 Blue-winged Teal 2 Northern Shoveler 2 Mallard 67 Northern Pintail 4 Green-winged Teal 40 Surf/Black Scoter 60 Killdeer 2 Sanderling 55 Greater Yellowlegs 11 Ring-billed Gull 1 Herring Gull 6 Lesser…...

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Migration at the Point – October 27, 2021

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins Temp: 60° F Winds:  NNW 15-20 mph Weather Conditions: overcast 56 species Species Count Canada Goose 35 Mute Swan 9 Gadwall 30 Eurasian Wigeon 1 American Wigeon 26 Mallard 25 American Black Duck 15 Northern Pintail 3 Green-winged Teal 32 Ring-necked Duck 2…...

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Avalon Seawatch Update: October 7th – 19th

A flock of Brant flying by the Seawatch. Brant are a species small goose that winter in bays and coastlines, and have a black head and neck with a pale chest.   Hello everyone! Here’s an update for the Avalon Seawatch from October 7th to October 19th. It’s been so…...

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Cape May Hawkwatch Update: October 8th – October 21st

We are smack dab in the heart of raptor migration in Cape May. Hundreds of visitors time their vacations to be in Cape May during the middle of October. The biggest raptor flights are nearly guaranteed to occur in this time frame, and any bird found in the United States…...

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Birding the Meadows – October 25, 2021

Leaders (7:30am): Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson Leaders (7:45am): Bill Roache Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 7:30am Group 50 species Species Count Canada Goose 93 Mute Swan 2 Northern Shoveler 1 Gadwall 1 Mallard 36 Green-winged Teal 24 Mourning Dove 2 Virginia Rail 1 Sora 1 Sanderling 55 Dunlin 40 Least Sandpiper…...

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Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – October 24, 2021

Leaders (Group 1): Kathy Horn, Janet Crawford Leaders (Group 2): Roger Horn Temp: 55° F Winds:  N 5 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Hermit Thrushes were the new migration arrivals at CHC WMA this morning with several seen or heard on our walk. There are a lot of nervous sparrows there,…...

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Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm – October 23, 2021

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn Temp: 50° F Winds:  N 4 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Although we had the expected abundance of Yellow-rumped and Palm warblers, and seven species of sparrows, including Vesper and White-crowned, the birds with the most eye appeal were an Eastern Meadowlark and an insect-eating American Kestrel,…...

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Morning Flight Update – 10/14/2021

Sunrise over the Dike. Photo by Jerald Reb Hello everyone, I apologize for the lack of recent updates; it’s been a busy season on the Dike! Early October has seen a significant shift in diversity here, with many of our early season Warblers reaching the end of their time in…...

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Higbee Beach Birding – October 22, 2021

Leaders (7:45am): Dave Pollard, Keith Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:   7:45am group 31 species Species Count Mallard 1 Mourning Dove 5 Ring-billed Gull 1 Herring Gull 8 Double-crested Cormorant 9 Turkey Vulture 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Bald Eagle 1 Barred Owl 1 Northern Flicker 15 Merlin…...

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