Conditions at the Meadows are good for shorebirds right now, with mudflats and enough water for feeding. Among the ten shorebird species we saw were three Stilt Sandpipers and a Pectoral Sandpiper. Spotted Sandpipers seem to be on the move and many of them are now spotless. Ducks, most of which molt twice a year, are in their basic, or eclipse, plumage now so it's more difficult than usual to separate the Mallards from the Gadwall which now breed locally. Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn.
44 species
Canada Goose 22
Mute Swan 6
Gadwall 4
Mallard 34
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Egret 7
Snowy Egret 7
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 13
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 3
American Oystercatcher 1
Semipalmated Plover 8
Killdeer 7
Spotted Sandpiper 6
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 22
Stilt Sandpiper 3
Least Sandpiper 78
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 18
Short-billed Dowitcher 22
Laughing Gull 90
Herring Gull (American) 3
Great Black-backed Gull 25
Least Tern 3
Common Tern 6
Forster's Tern 8
Black Skimmer 2
Mourning Dove 8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Purple Martin 9
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 8
Common Yellowthroat 3
Field Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 5
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 2
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