View From The Cape

Leaders: Brian Moscatello, Alan Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom, Temp: 75° F Winds: SSW 7 mph Weather Conditions: sunny Perfect morning for viewing resident and migrating birds. Nice group of gulls on the beach including four Lesser Black-backed. Brown Pelicans made an appearance, and we ended the outing with three…...

Leaders: Bill and MJ Roache, Alan Crawford, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 75° F Winds: SW 8 mph Weather Conditions: sunny but foggy at the shoreline Birders were treated to flyover Tri-colored Herons and Great Egrets from the parking lot with additional Great Egrets throughout the walk. Least Terns numbers…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Mary Watkins Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: Hot and birdy! 48 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mute Swan 5 Mallard 45 Black Scoter 2 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Mourning Dove 2 Chimney Swift 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 American Oystercatcher 2 Killdeer 3 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Greater…...

Leaders: Brian Moscatello, Shaun Bamford, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom, Temp: 73° F Winds: S 11 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Nice view of loafing Great Black-back Gulls on the beach. Increasing numbers of Tree Swallows present as the Purple Martin colony winds down. 25 species Species Count Mute Swan 30 Mallard…...

Leaders: MJ Roache, Alan Crawford, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 72° F Winds: N 9 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Nice assortment of shorebirds off the blind, large flock of mostly juvenile White Ibis soared over us followed by a single juvenile Glossy Ibis landing near the observation deck. Abbreviated walk…...

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Chris Marks, MJ Roache Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 31 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mallard 8 Mourning Dove 14 American Oystercatcher 6 Lesser Yellowlegs 4 Stilt Sandpiper 2 Sanderling 10 Least Sandpiper 6 Semipalmated Sandpiper 4 Laughing Gull 40 Herring Gull 6 Great Black-backed Gull 2…...

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Chris Marks, Holly Lemieux Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 33 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 3 Mallard 18 Mourning Dove 9 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 American Oystercatcher 11 Laughing Gull 14 Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 53 Caspian Tern 1 Forster’s Tern 5 Green Heron…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Holly Lemieux, Mark Lemieux Temp: 72° F Winds: SE 3 mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy The State Park is full of the summer sounds of Purple Martins, Least and Forster’s Terns, Indigo Buntings and Field Sparrows. We had great looks at all of those, plus…...

Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Barry Hershfeld, Dennis McKane Temp: 75° F Winds: NW 7-10 mph Weather Conditions: clear 43 species Species Count Canada Goose 3 Mute Swan 1 Mallard 14 Mourning Dove 6 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 American Oystercatcher 6 Killdeer 1 Whimbrel 8 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 Spotted…...