It was a delightful morning on this week's Midweek at the Meadows walk. Right from the parking lot we heard the ramblings of a Yellow-breasted Chat, though he stayed tucked away in the trees. A Yellow Warbler and a male Orchard Oriole afforded us wonderful views along the start of the west path. The main pool held a smattering of species including a Greater Yellowlegs, Glossy Ibis, Willet, and a surprise Bufflehead. Our luck with ducks continued further down the path with an American Wigeon and a pair of Gadwall. Our resident American Oystercatchers are still on the nest and are joined by a few pairs of courting Least Terns. A White-rumped Sandpiper was located amongst a large collection of Semipalmated Sandpipers in the southwest corner of the property. A highlight of the morning was a family of Killdeer with two (very cute) young chicks in tow. Leaders: Mike Crewe, Chris Marks, Catherine Busch, Margeaux Maerz, Steve Weis, and Pat Perkins.
53 species
Canada Goose 66
Mute Swan 18
Gadwall 4
American Wigeon 1 late
Mallard 24
Bufflehead 1 late
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 2
Glossy Ibis 8
Osprey 4
American Oystercatcher 7
Semipalmated Plover 6
Killdeer 4
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Willet (Eastern) 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Dunlin 1
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 45
Short-billed Dowitcher 10
Laughing Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Common Tern 1
Forster's Tern 22
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 4
Eastern Kingbird 4
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 3
Purple Martin 14
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 2
American Robin 4
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 8
Common Yellowthroat 6
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Orchard Oriole 2
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 6
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
