The second installment of "A Meadows Afternoon" featured bright, sunny skies and a gusty northwest wind. Participants were treated to an excellent showing of swallows and Chimney Swifts over the ponds, along with an assortment of waterbirds, highlighted by a pair of Blue-winged Teal along the east spur. Raptors also featured prominently, and included multiple Bald Eagles, Harriers, Kestrels, and Merlins. Seawatching from the east dune crossover yielded some Northern Gannets, most of which were immatures--a sign of the progressing season (even if today's weather begged to differ!). Leaders: Gail Dwyer, Tom Reed, and Barb Bassett.
56 species
Canada Goose 15
Mute Swan 4
Gadwall 8
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 2 *a pair along east path spur
Northern Shoveler 8
Green-winged Teal 20
Ring-necked Duck 3
Black Scoter 10
Red-throated Loon 1
Northern Gannet 20
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 6
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 5
Northern Harrier 3
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Coot 4
American Oystercatcher 2
Laughing Gull 115
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Forster's Tern 10
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 10
Chimney Swift 90 *conservative estimate
American Kestrel 2
Merlin 3
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5
Purple Martin 50
Tree Swallow 425 *conservative estimate
Barn Swallow 150 *conservative estimate
Cliff Swallow 10 *conservative estimate
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 5
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 10
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 10
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Common Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 2
House Sparrow 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
