Twilight Walk at the Meadows - Wednesday, August 29th, 2018


Though the ponds were mostly bare of shorebirds, with just a small scattering of Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers, the beaches and dunes were bustling. Eastern Kingbirds, Tree and Barn Swallows filled the evening sky while Sanderlings defended their evening's catch from hungry gulls and terns. In addition to sorting out the Great from Snowy Egrets, Little Blue Herons in their white phase mingled in the feeding groups. 

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn
52 species

Canada Goose  40
Mute Swan  2
Blue-winged Teal  6
Mallard  11
Mourning Dove  9
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2
American Oystercatcher  2
Killdeer  1
Sanderling  16
Least Sandpiper  2
Semipalmated Sandpiper  5
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Laughing Gull  18
Ring-billed Gull  3
Herring Gull (American)  7
Lesser Black-backed Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  65
Common Tern  2
Royal Tern  1
Great Egret  3
Snowy Egret  5
Little Blue Heron  2
Green Heron  1
Glossy Ibis  7
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey (carolinensis)  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  20
American Crow  2
Tree Swallow  75
Barn Swallow (American)  10
Carolina Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  1
Carolina Wren  5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
American Robin  6
Gray Catbird  1
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  12
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  3
Field Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  3
Bobolink  6
Baltimore Oriole  2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  7
Yellow Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  3
Indigo Bunting  1
House Sparrow  3

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