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Hawks, Trails, and Beach – September 14, 2024

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Ruth Bergstrom, Pam Hubert

Temp: 75° F

Winds: NE 8 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny

Season opener of CMBO’s Hawks, Trails and Beach walk.  Highlights for adults and children alike included a Bald Eagle, Blue and Green-winged Teal, White Ibis and a nice assortment of warblers at the end.

46 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 8
Blue-winged Teal 6
Blue-winged Teal - Ruth Bergstrom

Blue-winged Teal photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Mallard 30
Green-winged Teal 4
Mourning Dove 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Semipalmated Plover 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 3
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Common Tern 2
Royal Tern 6
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Snowy Egret 2
Green Heron 2
Green Heron - Ruth Bergstrom

Green Heron photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Great Egret 3
Great Blue Heron 1
White Ibis 8
Glossy Ibis 1
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 4
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Wren 3
Gray Catbird 4
Northern Mockingbird 2
House Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1