Sunset Birding at the Meadows - Friday, July 25th, 2014

It was a pleasant evening with a lovely sunset.  Birding highlights include: movement of American Goldfinches; large numbers of Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers; many American Oystercatchers with two juveniles; and great looks at a Green Heron. Leaders: Chuck Slugg, Catherine Busch, and Beth & Don Freiday.
51 species

Canada Goose  39
Mute Swan  9
Mallard  23
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  3
Green Heron  1
Glossy Ibis  45
Osprey  2
American Oystercatcher  11
Semipalmated Plover  9
Killdeer  2     heard only
Greater Yellowlegs  5
Willet  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  7
Sanderling  17
Least Sandpiper  130
Semipalmated Sandpiper  175
Short-billed Dowitcher  42
Laughing Gull  40
Ring-billed Gull  4
Herring Gull  5
Lesser Black-backed Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  35
Least Tern  6
Common Tern  8
Forster's Tern  8
Royal Tern  1
Black Skimmer  10
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3
Mourning Dove  28
Chimney Swift  5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Eastern Kingbird  7
Fish Crow  3     heard only
Purple Martin  7
Tree Swallow  8
Barn Swallow  6
American Robin  3
European Starling  6
Cedar Waxwing  3
Common Yellowthroat  3
Yellow Warbler  2
Field Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  4
Northern Cardinal  4
Indigo Bunting  2
Bobolink  1
Red-winged Blackbird  15
Common Grackle  5
American Goldfinch  15
House Sparrow  5

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