Wednesday’s walk at The Meadows gave our group more than just good birding, as we enjoyed a wealth of wildlife to watch and learn about. The bayberries gave us plenty of opportunity to enjoy local breeding birds such as Northern Cardinals and Common Yellowthroats, as well as a migratory Red-eyed Vireo. Green Heron, foot-paddling Snowy Egret and busy Glossy Ibises all followed, before we noticed a Black Rat Snake beside the path. Our George Myers Naturalist, Margeaux Maerz, showed her flair for such things and soon had the snake in hand for all to get acquainted with.
Brief looks at a cuckoo weren’t enough for us to be certain of the species but we were soon enjoying good numbers of shorebirds as we had close studies of Dunlin, Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers, Semipalmated Plovers and Short-billed Dowitchers. A Spotted Sandpiper in breeding plumage made a nice addition and was followed by studies of a Red-bellied Turtle which attracted the attention of several of the local waterfowl. Leaders: Mike Crewe, Chris Marks, Catherine Busch, and Margeaux Maerz.
47 species
Canada Goose 14
Mute Swan 6
American Black Duck 5
Mallard 6
Ruddy Duck 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 8
Green Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 8
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 4
American Oystercatcher 1
Semipalmated Plover 8
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Dunlin 10
Least Sandpiper 20
Semipalmated Sandpiper 8
Short-billed Dowitcher 12
Laughing Gull X
Herring Gull X
Least Tern 6
Common Tern 2
Forster's Tern 14
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 4
Purple Martin 14
Tree Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 8
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 3
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Orchard Oriole 2
House Sparrow 2
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