Birding the Meadows with Pete Dunne - Monday, March 26th, 2012

There was a movement of Egrets and Herons early in the walk. Although the duck variety is dwindling, there were a good number of Ring-necked Ducks, still some American Coots, and a couple of drake Blue-winged Teal. Nine Piping Plovers, 5 American Oystercatchers, and 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls were on the beach, and lots of Northern Gannets were close and off-shore. Tree Swallows and Barn Swallows were also present. Leaders: Pete Dunne, Karl Lukens, Steve Weis, Warren Cairo, and Catherine Busch.
56 species

Canada Goose  25
Mute Swan  10
Gadwall  10
American Black Duck  1
Mallard  15
Blue-winged Teal  2
Northern Shoveler  12
Green-winged Teal  4
Ring-necked Duck  15
Black Scoter  20
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Ruddy Duck  2
Red-throated Loon  10
Common Loon  1
Pied-billed Grebe  3
Northern Gannet  150
Double-crested Cormorant  150
Great Blue Heron  6
Great Egret  5
Snowy Egret  8
Glossy Ibis  4
Black Vulture  2
Turkey Vulture  10
Virginia Rail  1     heard
American Coot  25
Piping Plover  9
Killdeer  4
American Oystercatcher  5
Greater Yellowlegs  2
Wilson's Snipe  2
Laughing Gull  1
Ring-billed Gull  3
Herring Gull  10
Lesser Black-backed Gull  3
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Forster's Tern  5
Mourning Dove  8
Belted Kingfisher  1
Northern Flicker  5
American Crow  10
Fish Crow  10
Tree Swallow  8
Barn Swallow  3
Carolina Wren  2
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
Brown Thrasher  1
European Starling  5
Yellow-rumped Warbler  15
Northern Cardinal  5
Red-winged Blackbird  25
Common Grackle  15
Brown-headed Cowbird  8
House Finch  2
House Sparrow  3

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