Sunset Birding at the Meadows - Friday, July 6th, 2012

Good numbers of waders and shorebirds. Several large flocks of Glossy Ibis flew over and some landed for scope looks. Least Tern fledglings were easy to find and at least 14 American Oystercatchers were on the beach.Leaders: Karl Lukens and Chuck Slugg.
45 species

Canada Goose  60
Mute Swan  10
Gadwall  8
Mallard  25
Great Egret  7
Snowy Egret  4
Green Heron  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  3
Glossy Ibis  69
Osprey  3
Piping Plover  1
Killdeer  14
American Oystercatcher  14
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Greater Yellowlegs  5
Willet  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  9
Least Sandpiper  12
Short-billed Dowitcher  30
Laughing Gull  150
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  8
Lesser Black-backed Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  5
Least Tern  50     w/chicks & fledglings
Common Tern  15
Forster's Tern  20
Black Skimmer  6
Rock Pigeon  1
Mourning Dove  10
Chimney Swift  5
Purple Martin  10
Barn Swallow  3
American Robin  1
Gray Catbird  1
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  10
Cedar Waxwing  2
Common Yellowthroat  5
Song Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  2
Red-winged Blackbird  15
Common Grackle  8
American Goldfinch  2
House Sparrow  10

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