Leaders:  Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 80 °F Winds:  SW 5 mph Weather Conditions: sunny and humid 52 species Species Count Canada Goose 8 Mute Swan 35 Mallard 42 Black Scoter 1 Mourning Dove 8 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 American Oystercatcher 2 Killdeer 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 10 Spotted Sandpiper…...
A Meadows Morning – July 16, 2021
Leaders:  Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard Temp: 81 °F Winds:  SSW 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 47 species Species Count Canada Goose 24 Mallard 36 Mourning Dove 6 Chimney Swift 5 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 American Oystercatcher 3 Killdeer 7 Least Sandpiper 12 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 12 Short-billed…...
Bird Walk for all People – July 15, 2021
Leaders:  Chris Marks, Dave Pollard Temp: 80 °F Winds:  SW 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 29 species Species Count Canada Goose 10 Mute Swan 52 Mallard 28 Wild Turkey 4 Mourning Dove 6 American Oystercatcher 4 Laughing Gull 10 Herring Gull 2 Great Black-backed Gull 7 Least Tern 12 Forster’s…...
Birding the Meadows – July 12, 2021
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 34 species Species Count Canada Goose 79 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 12 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Mourning Dove 6 Chimney Swift 3 American Oystercatcher 9 Killdeer 1 Stilt Sandpiper 2 Least Sandpiper 35 Short-billed Dowitcher 4 Spotted Sandpiper…...
Sunset Beach: A Place for all Seasons – July 11, 2021
Leaders: Mary Watkins, Eileen Mathers, Ruth Bergstrom, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 73° F Winds: SSW 6 mph Weather Conditions: 54 species Species Count Canada Goose 10 Mallard 8 American Black Duck 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 6 Mourning Dove 10 Clapper Rail 1 Semipalmated Plover 1 Least Sandpiper 2 Short-billed Dowitcher…...
Birding Cape May Point – July 10, 2021
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 76° F Winds: NW 5-10 mph Weather Conditions:  Sunny Right from the start, there was a lot of birdsong at the State Park. Purple Martins are everywhere, with their unique “urt, urt” calls. A Belted Kingfisher “rattled” its way across the pond.…...
A Meadows Morning – July 9, 2021
Leaders:  Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard Temp: 75 °F Winds:  NW 5-10 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy 43 species Species Count Canada Goose 48 Gadwall 1 Mallard 54 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 8 American Oystercatcher 3 Least Sandpiper 26 Short-billed Dowitcher 3 Greater Yellowlegs 4 Lesser Yellowlegs 16…...
Bird Walk for all People – July 8, 2021
Leaders:  Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Mary Watkins Temp: 78 °F Winds:  SW 1-2 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy 40 species Species Count Mute Swan 62 Mallard 32 Mourning Dove 4 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 American Oystercatcher 2 Short-billed Dowitcher 2 Greater Yellowlegs 12 Lesser Yellowlegs 10 Laughing Gull…...
Birding the Meadows – July 5, 2021
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 36 species Species Count Canada Goose 40 Mallard 18 Mourning Dove 1 American Oystercatcher 5 Piping Plover 1 Killdeer 6 Least Sandpiper 2 Greater Yellowlegs 9 Lesser Yellowlegs 8 Laughing Gull 26 Herring Gull 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 Great Black-backed…...