Sunset Birding at The Meadows - Wednesday, July 26th, 2017

The heat and humidity was down, making this evenings walk a real pleasure. We had a small group trying birding for the first time. The birds put on a pretty good show for them. Common Yellowthroats, Red-winged Blackbirds, Great Egrets, American Oystercatchers all showed off their beauty and song. The sunset was spectacular with many clouds to reflect sunlight and the lighthouse in the background. Leaders: Roger Horn and Michael McCabe.

45 species

Canada Goose  32
Mute Swan  2
Mallard  26
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  2
Snowy Egret  3
Little Blue Heron  2
Black-crowned Night-Heron  5
White Ibis  6     Continuing
Glossy Ibis  5
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey  4
American Oystercatcher  6
Semipalmated Plover  2
Sanderling  16
Least Sandpiper  9
Short-billed Dowitcher  10
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  4
Laughing Gull  16
Herring Gull (American)  4
Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii)  1
Great Black-backed Gull  8
Least Tern  9
Common Tern  2
Forster's Tern  22
Mourning Dove  8
Chimney Swift  3
Purple Martin  10
Tree Swallow  12
Bank Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  6
Carolina Wren  3
Gray Catbird  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
Common Yellowthroat  6
Yellow Warbler  1
Field Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  3
Indigo Bunting  1
Red-winged Blackbird  12
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  4

American Oystercatcher [Photo by Roger Horn]