The Friday Afternoon at the Meadows Walk enjoyed beautiful weather and great birds as we strolled the paths and surveyed the beach. Raptors included many Osprey, young Bald Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks, and a young male Northern Harrier. Both Blue- and Green-winged Teal were present along with some Northern Shovelers and Gadwalls. From the beach we saw close Northern Gannets, both Common and Red-throated Loons, Piping Plovers, and American Oystercatchers. We enjoyed recorde numbers of Wilson's Snipe. Leaders: Chuck and MJ Slugg, Warren Cairo, Catherine Busch, Marc and Lynne Breslow.
55 species
Canada Goose 6
Mute Swan 8
Gadwall 6
American Black Duck 4
Mallard 12
Blue-winged Teal 4
Northern Shoveler 2
Green-winged Teal 12
Ring-necked Duck 3
Black Scoter 13
Red-throated Loon 2
Common Loon 2
Northern Gannet 30
Double-crested Cormorant 85
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 3
Glossy Ibis 19
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 15
Osprey 12
Bald Eagle 2
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
American Coot 10
Piping Plover 8 4 pairs - 2 pairs toward State Park flying, vocalizing, and
landing; 2 pairs in middle section of Nature Conservancy property.
Killdeer 2
American Oystercatcher 4
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Wilson's Snipe 15
Laughing Gull 35
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 8
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Forster's Tern 20
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 1
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 12
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 4
Tree Swallow 12
Barn Swallow 8
Carolina Wren 2 heard only
Marsh Wren 1 heard only
American Robin 1
European Starling 4
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1 heard only
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 6
Boat-tailed Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
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