Evening At The Meadows - Friday, March 18, 2011

Location: South Cape May Meadows Observation date: 3/18/11
Notes: CMBO Winter Evening Meadows Walk-KL,C&MJS,K&RH,L&MB,+8.Clr,70°,SW8. Clear and mild! Duck quantities down but variety still good. Four American Oystercatchersand four Piping Plovers on the beach. Lots of Northern Gannets offshore. Several Wilson's Snipe seen briefly but only one American Woodcock peent.
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 15
Mute Swan 5
Gadwall 4
American Wigeon 5
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 15
Northern Shoveler 4
Northern Pintail 4
Green-winged Teal 10
Surf Scoter 1
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 1
Ruddy Duck 1
Northern Gannet 25
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Coot 1
Piping Plover 4
American Oystercatcher 4
Wilson's Snipe 5
American Woodcock 1 heard
American Herring Gull 10
Mourning Dove 6
American Crow 4
European Starling 4
Red-winged Blackbird 5
House Sparrow 3

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They're coming back! Single Piping Plovers continue to play hide and seek with local birdwatchers on South Cape May Beach. More should be here soon!

Ahh, the perfect lighthouse shot! Reason enough in itself to go on a CMBO evening walk - and there's all those birds as an added bonus too!