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Twilight Walk at the Meadows – August 13, 2025

Leaders Group 1: Jackie & Keith Parker, Barry Hershfeld

Leaders Group 2: Adehl Schwaderer, Bill & MJ Roache

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Group 1

34 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 4
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 21
American Black Duck 2
Mourning Dove 7
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Killdeer 1
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Least Sandpiper 6
Laughing Gull 20
American Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 45
Black Skimmer 1
Forster’s Tern 3
Snowy Egret 3
Great Egret 1
Osprey 1
Eastern Kingbird 6
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tree Swallow 25
Purple Martin 30
Barn Swallow 50
Carolina Wren 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
House Sparrow 1
American Goldfinch 1
Field Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Common Grackle 10
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Indigo Bunting 3

Group 2

35 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 15
Mallard 40
American Black Duck 1
Mourning Dove 11
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5
American Oystercatcher 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Great Black-backed Gull 35
Lesser Black-backed Gull 25
Black Skimmer 5
Forster’s Tern 15
Royal Tern 7
Double-crested Cormorant 1
White Ibis 1
Snowy Egret 3
Green Heron 1
Great Egret 4
Osprey 1
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Fish Crow 5
Tree Swallow 50
Purple Martin 4
Barn Swallow 8
Carolina Wren 4
Gray Catbird 5
Northern Mockingbird 3
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 35
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Indigo Bunting 1
New Jersey Audubon