Birding the Meadows - November 20th, 2017

Leaders: Pete Dunne, Chuck Slugg, Karl Lukens, Warren Cairo, Janet Crawford, Mary Watkins, Steve Weis and Karen Thompson.
51 species

Snow Goose  2
Cackling Goose  1     Bird observed within flock  of Canada Geese on water. Smaller size was striking and not much larger than nearby Gadwall.  Observed by all through scopes. Tiny bill noteworthy.
Canada Goose  187
Mute Swan  5
Tundra Swan  3
Wood Duck  1
Blue-winged Teal  1
Northern Shoveler  42
Gadwall  54
American Wigeon  6
Mallard  12
Green-winged Teal  30
Ring-necked Duck  5
Bufflehead  19
Ruddy Duck  12
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Blue Heron  5
Great Egret  2
Black Vulture  4
Turkey Vulture  9
Osprey  1
Northern Harrier  4
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  2
American Coot  6
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Laughing Gull  2
Ring-billed Gull  6
Herring Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Tree Swallow  835     Number is a best estimate by Pete Dunne. Not unusual to have huge flocks in area this time of year.
Carolina Wren  1
Eastern Bluebird  1
American Robin  133
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  23
Cedar Waxwing  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  23
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  1
Swamp Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  34
Brown-headed Cowbird  8
Common Grackle  1
House Finch  5
American Goldfinch  2
House Sparrow  8

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Cackling Goose and Canada Goose [Photo by Karl Lukens]