The Friday Afternoon at The Meadows Walk enjoyed a good selection of late afternoon raptors including Osprey, Cooper"s Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Harrier, and both Turkey and Black Vultures. We saw Piping Plover and American Oystercatchers on the beach and several Wilson's Snipe along the ponds. Leaders: Chuck & MJ Slugg, Warren Cairo, Catherine Busch, Marc & Lynne Breslow.
50 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 6
Gadwall 10
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1
Mallard 16
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 4
Green-winged Teal 20
Northern Gannet 2
Double-crested Cormorant 41
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Glossy Ibis 14
Black Vulture 6
Turkey Vulture 15
Osprey 4
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Coot 20
Piping Plover 3
Killdeer 4
American Oystercatcher 4
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Least Sandpiper 3
Wilson's Snipe 8
Laughing Gull 30
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Forster's Tern 35
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 12
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 20
Tree Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 4
American Robin 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 9
Common Yellowthroat 6 heard only
Field Sparrow 1 heard only
Song Sparrow 1 heard only
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 13
Common Grackle 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
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