Birds Before Beach - Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Michael McCabe, Steve Weis, Ruth Bergstrom, Jessica Schera-Scullion.

45 species

Canada Goose  15
Mute Swan  30
Gadwall  7
Mallard  38
Mourning Dove  5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  4
American Oystercatcher  7
Killdeer  1
Least Sandpiper  2
Solitary Sandpiper  1
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Laughing Gull  50
Herring Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Least Tern  15
Common Tern  21
Forster's Tern  38
Royal Tern  4
Black Skimmer  3
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  4
Snowy Egret  1
Green Heron  3
Osprey  3
Blue Jay  1
Purple Martin  35
Tree Swallow  20
Barn Swallow  3
Carolina Wren  3
American Robin  1
Gray Catbird  1
Northern Mockingbird  3
Cedar Waxwing  2
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  1
Field Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  1
Orchard Oriole  3
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  25
Common Grackle  1
Yellow Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
House Sparrow  3

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Birding the Meadows - Monday, July 29, 2019

51 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  20
Mute Swan  11
Mallard  10
Green-winged Teal  1
Mourning Dove  5
Chimney Swift  2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  4
American Oystercatcher  4
Semipalmated Plover  7
Killdeer  6
Sanderling  8
Least Sandpiper  23
Pectoral Sandpiper  1
peep sp.  1
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Greater Yellowlegs  12
Lesser Yellowlegs  6
Laughing Gull  40
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Least Tern  36
Common Tern  5
Forster's Tern  2
Royal Tern  2
Black Skimmer  2
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Egret  6
Snowy Egret  1
Little Blue Heron  3
Tricolored Heron  1
Glossy Ibis  2
Osprey  10
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1     Accipiter in flight with no head and clippy wingbeat, observed by CMBO naturalists.
Eastern Kingbird  1
Fish Crow  4
Purple Martin  2
Tree Swallow  16
Barn Swallow  2
Carolina Wren  2
American Robin  1
Gray Catbird  1
Northern Mockingbird  3
Cedar Waxwing  23
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  1
Field Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  2
Yellow-breasted Chat  1
Red-winged Blackbird  27
Common Yellowthroat  6
Yellow Warbler  1
Blue Grosbeak  1
House Sparrow  5

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Birding Cape May Point - Saturday, July 27, 2019

A Yellow-billed Cuckoo made its presence known by giving its cackling call and then flew into a near tree. It proceeded to work its way down the trail, stopping a couple of times to grasp a morsel, and then was joined by another cuckoo. Though these are local breeders, we don't see them very often. Both Spotted Sandpiper and Solitary Sandpipers were feeding along pond edges, as well as a few Least Sandpipers.

Leaders : Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Michael McCabe, Alan Crawford, Ruth Bergstrom
49 species

Canada Goose  6
Mute Swan  48
Gadwall  4
Mallard  34
Mourning Dove  10
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  2
Chimney Swift  5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2
American Oystercatcher  1
Killdeer  5
Sanderling  10
Least Sandpiper  4
Semipalmated Sandpiper  4
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Solitary Sandpiper  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  3
Laughing Gull  16
Herring Gull (American)  3
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Least Tern  5
Common Tern  14
Forster's Tern  5
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Brown Pelican (Atlantic)  1
Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  2
Great Egret  1
Green Heron  2
Glossy Ibis  7
Turkey Vulture  3
Osprey (carolinensis)  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  3
Fish Crow  1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Purple Martin  46
Tree Swallow  3
Barn Swallow (American)  5
House Wren (Northern)  1
Carolina Wren (Northern)  8
American Robin  4
Northern Mockingbird  2
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  1
Field Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  14
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Grackle  3
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group)  7
Northern Cardinal  7

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Great Blue Heron photo by Kathy Horn

Barn Swallow photo by Kathy Horn

Yellow-billed Cuckoo photo by Kathy Horn

A Meadows Morning - Friday, July 26, 2019

Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave and Lynn Pollard, Ruth Bergstrom

48 species

Canada Goose  24
Mute Swan  6
Mallard  12
Mourning Dove  8
Chimney Swift  4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2
American Oystercatcher  4
Semipalmated Plover  1
Killdeer  4
Least Sandpiper  20
Semipalmated Sandpiper  6
Greater Yellowlegs  3
Lesser Yellowlegs  4
Laughing Gull  18
Herring Gull  3
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Least Tern  10
Forster's Tern  6
Great Blue Heron  3
Great Egret  6
Snowy Egret  3
Little Blue Heron  1
White Ibis  2     Flying over meadows immature
Glossy Ibis  8
Osprey (carolinensis)  8
American Crow  5
Fish Crow  3
Purple Martin  5
Tree Swallow  4
Barn Swallow  5
Carolina Wren  3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea)  1
American Robin  4
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  4
Cedar Waxwing  5
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  5
Field Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  16
Common Grackle  6
Common Yellowthroat  8
Yellow Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  2
Blue Grosbeak  2
Indigo Bunting  2
House Sparrow  1

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Bird Walk for all People - Thursday, July 25, 2019

Leaders:  Chuck Slugg, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Lynn and Dave Pollard

43 species

Canada Goose  6
Mute Swan  30
Gadwall  5
Mallard  59
Surf Scoter  1
Mourning Dove  4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  3
Killdeer  6
Least Sandpiper  1
Semipalmated Sandpiper  1
Short-billed Dowitcher  2
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  2
Laughing Gull  14
Herring Gull  4
Common Tern  3
Forster's Tern  14
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  1
Great Egret  1
Green Heron  1
Glossy Ibis  7
Turkey Vulture  3
Osprey  1
Willow Flycatcher  1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  4
Purple Martin  24
Tree Swallow  6
Barn Swallow  3
Carolina Wren  4
American Robin  2
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  8
Cedar Waxwing  3
American Goldfinch  2
Field Sparrow  1
Yellow-breasted Chat  1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  18
Common Yellowthroat  5
Yellow Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  4
Blue Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  1

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