Leaders (group 1): Chris Marks, Dave & Lynn Pollard Leaders (group 2): Mary Watkins, Sally Lorbach, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 64° F Winds: NNW 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: clear Beautiful, almost windless, sunny morning. Plenty of yellow-rumped warblers and a nice mix of others. Highlights included Mourning Warbler, Swainson’s…...
EZ Birding at Cape May Point State Park – October 12, 2023
Leaders: Jackie Parker, Bernie Hodgdon, Mary Watkins Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 68 species Species Count Canada Goose 17 Mute Swan 19 Blue-winged Teal 6 Gadwall 10 Eurasian Wigeon 1 American Wigeon 10 Mallard 32 American Black Duck 1 Northern Pintail 13 Green-winged Teal 45 Ring-necked Duck 1 Ruddy Duck 6…...
Twilight Walk at the Meadows – October 13, 2023
Leaders: Karen Thompson, Bernie Hodgdon, MJ Roache Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 19 species Species Count Canada Goose 70 Blue-winged Teal 5 Mallard 8 Mourning Dove 4 Virginia Rail 2 Sanderling 8 Lesser Yellowlegs 4 Herring Gull 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 Great Black-backed Gull 8 Royal Tern 1 Double-crested Cormorant…...
Migration at the Point – October 11, 2023
Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins Temp: 65°F Winds: W 0-3mph Weather Conditions: clear 35 species Species Count Mute Swan 8 Muscovy Duck (Domestic type) 1 Mallard 3 Black Scoter 3 Laughing Gull 5 Herring Gull 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 Great Black-backed Gull 5 Common Tern 1 Forster’s Tern 10…...
Sunset Birding at Stone Harbor Point – October 10, 2023
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Lynn Pollard Temp: 68°F Winds: S 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Stone Harbor Point – 4:29pm 12 species Species Count Semipalmated Plover 10 Sanderling 30 Ring-billed Gull 5 Herring Gull 25 Lesser Black-backed Gull 5 Great Black-backed Gull 38 Forster’s Tern 2 Royal Tern…...
Birding Northwood and Beyond – October 10, 2023
Leaders: Bert Hixon, Jackie Parker, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 44 species Species Count Mute Swan 12 Wood Duck 1 Mallard 6 American Black Duck 2 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Mourning Dove 4 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 1 Turkey Vulture 20 Osprey 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk…...
Birding the Meadows – October 9, 2023
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Bill Roache, MJ Roache, Sharon Meeker, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 35 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan 7 Wood Duck 1 Blue-winged Teal 4 Mallard 12 American Black Duck 2 Green-winged Teal 1 White-rumped Sandpiper 1 Laughing Gull 24 Herring Gull…...
Sunset Beach: A Place for all Seasons – October 8, 2023
Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bert Hixon, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 58°F Winds: W 12-23mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy 34 species Species Count Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Mourning Dove 3 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Laughing Gull 18 Ring-billed Gull 2 Herring Gull 10 Great Black-backed Gull 28 Forster’s Tern 1 Double-crested…...
Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – October 8, 2023
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Jackie Parker, Sally Lorbach Temp: 56°F Winds: NW 17mph Weather Conditions: sunny Birds were moving fast this morning in the wind. We had a nice variety of raptors and songbirds, including one Broad-winged Hawk that landed to perch directly overhead. Warblers included Black-throated Blue, Northern…...
Hawks, Trails, and Beach – October 7, 2023
Leaders: Bert Hixon, Jackie Parker, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 66°F Winds: WNW 12-21mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy 26 species Species Count Mute Swan 18 Mallard 24 Green-winged Teal 12 Ruddy Duck 2 Laughing Gull 4 Ring-billed Gull 2 Herring Gull 4 Great Black-backed Gull 40 Common Tern 2 Royal Tern 3…...