Birding the Meadows with Pete Dunne - Monday, March 31st, 2014

Not so nice weather, but good birding. Still a good variety of ducks, five species of gulls, and at least three FOY (first of year) birds for many. The latter were Tricolored Heron, Snowy Egret, and Piping Plover. Three pair of American Oystercatchers were on the beach probably looking to set-up nesting sites. Several groups of Wilson's Snipe flying over were nice to see. Leaders: Pete Dunne, Karl Lukens, Chuck Slugg, Steve Weis, Janet Crawford, Warren Cairo, and Mike Hannisian.
54 species

Canada Goose  12
Mute Swan  6
Tundra Swan  2
Gadwall  15
American Wigeon  4
Mallard  10
Northern Shoveler  6
Green-winged Teal  2
Canvasback  1
Redhead  3
Ring-necked Duck  2
Surf Scoter  1
Black Scoter  30
Long-tailed Duck  3
Bufflehead  2
Red-breasted Merganser  4
Red-throated Loon  2
Common Loon  1
Horned Grebe  1
Double-crested Cormorant  8
Great Blue Heron  4
Snowy Egret  1
Tricolored Heron  1
Black Vulture  4
Turkey Vulture  4
Osprey  5
Northern Harrier  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
American Oystercatcher  6
Piping Plover  1
Greater Yellowlegs  3
Dunlin  6
Wilson's Snipe  18
Bonaparte's Gull  3
Laughing Gull  4
Ring-billed Gull  3
Herring Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  6
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  3
Northern Flicker  3
American Crow  10
Fish Crow  5
Tree Swallow  3
Carolina Chickadee  1
European Starling  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Savannah Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  1
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Common Grackle  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  3

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