Sunset Birding at The Meadows - Friday, October 17th, 2014

We had a record number of Friday night walkers on this beautiful fall evening so we split the group in two with Kathy taking the Eastern Trail and Chuck and Deb taking the Western Trail. Chuck's group saw a Common Gallinule, Stilt Sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs, Short-billed Dowitcher, and a variety of ducks. We had several Merlins zoom over our heads and a Peregrine Falcon sitting on the beach. Leaders: Chuck Slugg, Kathy Horn, and Deb Payson.
38 species

Canada Goose  40
Mute Swan  13
Gadwall  14
Mallard  16
Blue-winged Teal  10
Northern Shoveler  18
Northern Pintail  9
Green-winged Teal  30
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Egret  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Common Gallinule  1
American Coot  12
Killdeer  1     heard only
Lesser Yellowlegs  4
Stilt Sandpiper  2
Short-billed Dowitcher  1
Wilson's Snipe  1
Laughing Gull  1
Herring Gull  15
Great Black-backed Gull  30
Royal Tern  5
Black Skimmer  275
Mourning Dove  6
Merlin  3
Peregrine Falcon  1
Blue Jay  1     heard only
American Crow  2     heard only
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  14
Cedar Waxwing  2
Palm Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  10
Savannah Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  2
Red-winged Blackbird  10
House Sparrow  4

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