Birding the Meadows - Monday, August 27, 2018

Leaders: Pete Dunne, Chuck Slugg, Janet Crawford, Karl Lukens, Mary Watkins,  Steve Weis, Pat Perkins , Eileen Mathers,  Bernie,  Brett Ewald 
59 species

Canada Goose  14
Mute Swan  11
Blue-winged Teal  5
Gadwall  2
Mallard  28
Green-winged Teal  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1
Mourning Dove  6
Chimney Swift  5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  7
Semipalmated Plover  6
Killdeer  1
Ruddy Turnstone  1
Sanderling  15
Least Sandpiper  35
Pectoral Sandpiper  1
Semipalmated Sandpiper  20
Short-billed Dowitcher  1
Greater Yellowlegs  2
Lesser Yellowlegs  18
Laughing Gull  34
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  7
Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii)  2
Great Black-backed Gull  27
Gull-billed Tern  1
Common Tern  4
Forster's Tern  12
Royal Tern  2
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Egret  1
Snowy Egret  3
Green Heron  2
Glossy Ibis  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
Eastern Kingbird  4
American Crow  2
Tree Swallow  16
Barn Swallow  25
Carolina Chickadee  2
Carolina Wren  3
Gray Catbird  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  5
Field Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  2
Bobolink  6
Orchard Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Common Grackle  4
Common Yellowthroat  2
Yellow Warbler  4
Prairie Warbler  3
Northern Cardinal  1
Blue Grosbeak  2
Indigo Bunting  5

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Blue Grosbeak photo by Karl Lukens

Lesser Black-backed Gulls photo by Karl Lukens

Ruddy Turnstone photo by Karl Lukens

Sanderling photo by Karl Lukens

Sunset Beach - Sunday, August 26, 2018

34 species (+1 other taxa)

Mute Swan  1
Mallard/Mexican Duck  4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1
Mourning Dove  4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2
Ruddy Turnstone  1
Sanderling  4
Least Sandpiper  1
Semipalmated Sandpiper  2
Short-billed Dowitcher  1
Spotted Sandpiper  3
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Laughing Gull  100
Herring Gull  6
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Caspian Tern  1
Forster's Tern  6
Double-crested Cormorant  6
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  2
Snowy Egret  30
Tricolored Heron  1
Green Heron  2
Black-crowned Night-Heron  4
Glossy Ibis  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey  3
Bald Eagle  1     Adult
Eastern Kingbird  8
American Crow  2
Barn Swallow  10
Northern Mockingbird  3
American Goldfinch  2
Field Sparrow  1
Common Yellowthroat  2

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Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek WMA - Sunday, August 26th, 2018

If you read CMBO's "Morning Flight" blog by this year's Counter, Andrew Dreelin, you may remember that on Friday he reported a push of Red-breasted Nuthatches seen from the dike. It seems that some of those birds settled into CHC WMA because we encountered at least 4 of them busily feeding in the pines on the east path there. Not far from their feeding site was a young Red-bellied Woodpecker with not a speck of red on its thin gray-plumaged head.

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Janet Crawford, Shaun Bamford, Cindy Bamford

45 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  7
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  3
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Laughing Gull  4
Herring Gull (American)  1
Green Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Osprey (carolinensis)  3
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
Eastern Wood-Pewee  4
Great Crested Flycatcher  5
Eastern Kingbird  4
White-eyed Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  3
Fish Crow  1
Purple Martin  1
Tree Swallow  3
Barn Swallow (American)  2
Carolina Chickadee  7
Tufted Titmouse  5
Red-breasted Nuthatch  4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1
Carolina Wren  8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
American Robin  6
Gray Catbird  2
Brown Thrasher  1
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  4
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  6
Chipping Sparrow  2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  4
Common Grackle  3
Black-and-white Warbler  4
American Redstart  1
Northern Cardinal  8
Indigo Bunting  1

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Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm - Saturday, August 25th, 2018

We had a nice mix of local breeders and migrants at the Rea Farm today. Quite a few hummingbirds zipped by and we enjoyed several warbler species, including Black-and-White, American Redstart, Blue-winged, Northern Parula, Magnolia, Yellow and even an early Blackpoll Warbler. 

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Kyle Chelius, Michael McCabe

45 species

Canada Goose  40
Mute Swan  1
Mallard  4
Mourning Dove  6
Chimney Swift  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  8
Laughing Gull  5
Herring Gull (American)  1
Great Egret  1
Black Vulture  2
Turkey Vulture  1
Osprey (carolinensis)  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  4
Eastern Kingbird  4
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  4
Tree Swallow  3
Barn Swallow (American)  2
Carolina Chickadee  1
Carolina Wren  7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
American Robin  3
Gray Catbird  3
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  25
American Goldfinch  2
Chipping Sparrow  1
Bobolink  4
Baltimore Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  9
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
Common Grackle  3
Blue-winged Warbler  1
Black-and-white Warbler  1
American Redstart  8
Northern Parula  1
Magnolia Warbler  2
Yellow Warbler  3
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  6
Blue Grosbeak  2
Indigo Bunting  1
House Sparrow  1

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Higbee Beach Birding - Friday, August 24, 2018

44 species (+3 other taxa)

Mallard/Mexican Duck  1
Mourning Dove  6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  2
Chimney Swift  3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  8
Killdeer  1
Laughing Gull  4
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Great Egret  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)  2
Least Flycatcher  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  200
Red-eyed/Chivi Vireo  7
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  2
Tree Swallow  10
Barn Swallow  2
Carolina Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  6
Carolina Wren  4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  4
Veery  1
American Robin  4
Gray Catbird  2
Cedar Waxwing  150
American Goldfinch  10
Bobolink  20
Baltimore Oriole  20
Red-winged Blackbird  75
Common Grackle  20
Black-and-white Warbler  6
Common Yellowthroat  1
American Redstart  20
Cape May Warbler  1
Northern Parula  1
Blackburnian Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  10
Chestnut-sided Warbler  4
Prairie Warbler  3
Northern Cardinal  7
Indigo Bunting  15

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Bird Walk for all People - Thursday, August 23, 2018

350 swirling tree swallows were the highlight of this morning walk.

Leaders: Chuck Slugg, Mary Watkins, and Sharon Meeker

54 species

Canada Goose  12
Mute Swan  33
Mallard  13
Wild Turkey  8
Mourning Dove  2
Chimney Swift  3
Killdeer  1
Least Sandpiper  15
Pectoral Sandpiper  1
Semipalmated Sandpiper  8
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  21
Laughing Gull  45
Herring Gull  1
Common Tern  2
Forster's Tern  30
Royal Tern  3
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Egret  3
Snowy Egret  4
Little Blue Heron  2
Green Heron  1
Black Vulture  3
Turkey Vulture  7
Osprey  5
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  5
White-eyed Vireo  1
Purple Martin  6
Tree Swallow  350
Barn Swallow  13
Carolina Chickadee  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  3
Gray Catbird  2
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  1
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  3
Field Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  2
Bobolink  4
Red-winged Blackbird  150
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Grackle  1
Black-and-white Warbler  1
American Redstart  1
Yellow Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  1
Indigo Bunting  1

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