Birding the Meadows - Monday, October 16th, 2017

Moved from Meadows because of Rain. Good movement of Royal Terns plus one Caspian Tern as well as a few Scoters, 2 Northern Gannets, and gulls. Leaders: Pete Dunne, Chuck Slugg, Karl Lukens, Janet Crawford, Pat Perkins, & Mary Watkins.

15 species

Canada Goose  10

Mallard  2

Surf Scoter  2

Black Scoter  8

Northern Gannet  2

Double-crested Cormorant  10

Osprey  1

Laughing Gull  7

Ring-billed Gull  2

Herring Gull  8

Great Black-backed Gull  10

Caspian Tern  1

Royal Tern  15

American Kestrel  1

Palm Warbler  1

Group then moved to the Hawkwatch platform. Fair movement of Merlin, Kestrel, Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks. Lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers. Spectacular show of Great Blue Herons, both on the ground and overhead.

34 species

Canada Goose  25

Mute Swan  7

Blue-winged Teal  7

Northern Shoveler  5

Mallard  10

Common Loon  4

Pied-billed Grebe  2

Double-crested Cormorant  12

Great Blue Heron  160

Great Egret  1

Snowy Egret  1

Black Vulture  1

Osprey  2

Northern Harrier  3

Sharp-shinned Hawk  10

Cooper's Hawk  2

Killdeer  3

Greater Yellowlegs  2

Laughing Gull  1

Herring Gull  10

Great Black-backed Gull  100

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  12

Mourning Dove  1

Belted Kingfisher  3

American Kestrel  8

Merlin  7

American Crow  3

Tree Swallow  3

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

Northern Mockingbird  4

European Starling  18

Yellow-rumped Warbler  35

Red-winged Blackbird  7

House Sparrow  10

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Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek WMA - Sunday, October 15th, 2017

With ten species of warblers and six species of sparrows, it sure seemed like fall, despite the summery temperatures. Two White-crowned Sparrows were among the many Palm Warblers and Ruby-crowned Kinglets in the brushy fields and a first-of-season Junco was seen, along with Brown Creeper and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.

Group 1 Leaders: Kathy Horn, Deb Payson, & Cindy Bamford.
49 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  2
Mallard (Northern)  2
Turkey Vulture  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  2
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Herring Gull (American)  2
Mourning Dove  5
Red-bellied Woodpecker  6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  16
Peregrine Falcon  1
Eastern Phoebe  6
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  8
Fish Crow  1
Tree Swallow  35
Carolina Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  9
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2
Brown Creeper  1
Carolina Wren  11
Golden-crowned Kinglet  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  12
American Robin  5
Gray Catbird  8
Brown Thrasher  6
Northern Mockingbird  1
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group)  4
Northern Parula  2
Magnolia Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  3
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Palm Warbler (Western)  20
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  1
Pine Warbler  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  18
Chipping Sparrow  4
White-crowned Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  5
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  4
Song Sparrow  7
Swamp Sparrow  8
Eastern Towhee  3
Northern Cardinal  5
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  16

Group 2 Leaders: Roger Horn, Janet Crawford, & Shaun Bamford.
44 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  2
Mallard  4
Great Blue Heron  2
Osprey  3
Sharp-shinned Hawk  3
Herring Gull (American)  2
Mourning Dove  5
Chimney Swift  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  5
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  14
Eastern Phoebe  4
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Philadelphia Vireo  1
Blue Jay  13
American Crow  2
Fish Crow  6
Tree Swallow  42
Carolina Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  7
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  6
Golden-crowned Kinglet  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  16
American Robin  2
Gray Catbird  13
Brown Thrasher  3
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  8
Black-and-white Warbler  3
Common Yellowthroat  2
Northern Parula  2
Palm Warbler (Western)  15
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  4
Pine Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  80
Black-throated Green Warbler  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  1
Savannah Sparrow  5
Song Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  4
sparrow sp.  20
Northern Cardinal  4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Red-winged Blackbird  7
Common Grackle  2

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Hawks,Trails and Beaches - Saturday, October 14th, 2017

An overcast afternoon made for great sky watching, and we were rewarded with 12 active Merlins on a mission to rid the area of dragonflies! Also good Parasitic Jaeger activity over the feeding flock on the rips. The amazing flight and roost of Great Blue Herons continues. Leaders: Bert Hixon, Mary Watkins, Dave and Lynn Pollard.
42 species

35 Canada Goose
6 Mute Swan
6 Northern Shoveler
14 Mallard
1 Pied-billed Grebe
40 Double-crested Cormorant
75 Great Blue Heron
3 Great Egret
5 Turkey Vulture
4 Osprey
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
3 Cooper's Hawk
4 American Coot
4 Parasitic Jaeger
200 Laughing Gull
15 Herring Gull
10 Great Black-backed Gull
20 Forster's Tern
5 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
2 Mourning Dove
2 Belted Kingfisher
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
9 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
12 Merlin
1 Peregrine Falcon
2 Blue Jay
6 American Crow
30 Tree Swallow
4 Carolina Chickadee
8 Carolina Wren
5 Gray Catbird
7 Northern Mockingbird
13 European Starling
6 Cedar Waxwing
6 Palm Warbler
50 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
2 Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)
1 Swamp Sparrow
2 Northern Cardinal
18 Red-winged Blackbird
3 American Goldfinch
3 House Sparrow

Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm - Saturday, October 14th, 2017

Beautiful in their deep gray-blue and rust even on such an overcast morning, Swamp Sparrows were everywhere at the Beanery this morning, more common even than the Yellow-rumped Warblers that constantly chipped around us. White-throated Sparrows are also back and the far hedgerow held Savannah Sparrows and a first-winter White-crowned Sparrow. Mixed warbler flocks seemed to be hanging around the wet woods areas and a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak perched briefly for some of us to view.

Group 1 Leaders: Kathy Horn, Deb Payson
49 species

Canada Goose  11
Mallard (Northern)  13
Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  14
Turkey Vulture  1
Osprey (carolinensis)  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Killdeer  1
Wilson's Snipe  1
Mourning Dove  16
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  7
Merlin  2
Eastern Phoebe  3
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  2
Carolina Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
House Wren  2
Carolina Wren (Northern)  7
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  6
American Robin  3
Gray Catbird  8
Brown Thrasher  4
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  18
Tennessee Warbler  1
Nashville Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group)  6
American Redstart  2
Blackpoll Warbler  3
Palm Warbler (Western)  7
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  35
White-crowned Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  6
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  7
Song Sparrow  4
Swamp Sparrow  45
Eastern Towhee  1
Northern Cardinal  5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  25
Common Grackle (Purple)  2

Group 2 Leaders: Roger Horn, Kyle Chelius
39 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  20
Mallard  18
Great Blue Heron  9
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1
Osprey  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Wilson's Snipe  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  24
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  7
Merlin  2
Eastern Phoebe  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  2
Tree Swallow  4
Carolina Wren  6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  8
Gray Catbird  7
Brown Thrasher  2
Northern Mockingbird  4
European Starling  8
Tennessee Warbler  1
Nashville Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  6
Cape May Warbler  1
Palm Warbler (Western)  8
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  40
White-crowned Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  1     Heard
Song Sparrow  2
Swamp Sparrow  17
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird  20
Common Grackle  4
American Goldfinch  2

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A Meadows Afternoon - Friday, October 13th, 2017

We had a great Merlin show. Also, after being patient, the participants saw the Common Gallinule and Sora. The Virginia Rail called frequently but never showed. On the beach, several species of gulls and terns were spotted. Many scoter flew by and there was one Semipalmated Plover and a couple of Sanderlings. The ponds held a nice variety of ducks. Leaders: David La Puma, Barb Bassett.
49 species

40 Canada Goose
3 Mute Swan
6 Northern Shoveler
14 Gadwall
6 American Wigeon
40 Mallard
2 American Black Duck
4 Northern Pintail
18 Green-winged Teal
4 Surf Scoter
20 Black Scoter
100 Surf/Black Scoter
4 Double-crested Cormorant
60 Great Blue Heron
3 Great Egret
1 Snowy Egret
3 Glossy Ibis
2 Turkey Vulture
4 Osprey
1 Northern Harrier
2 Sharp-shinned Hawk
3 Cooper's Hawk
1 Virginia Rail -- Heard
1 Sora
1 Common Gallinule
4 American Coot
1 Semipalmated Plover
2 Sanderling
2 Wilson's snipe
400 Laughing Gull -- Along beach and in rips
2 Ring-billed Gull
50 Herring Gull
75 Great Black-backed Gull
30 Forster's Tern
2 Royal Tern
2 Mourning Dove
2 American Kestrel
8 Merlin
1 Peregrine Falcon
200 Tree Swallow
1 Carolina Wren
1 Gray Catbird
1 Northern Mockingbird
7 European Starling
2 Common Yellowthroat
30 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
3 Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)
4 Swamp Sparrow
4 House Sparrow

Birding Cape May Point - Thursday, October 12th, 2017

Leaders: Bret Ewald, Chris Marks, & Mary Watkins.
64 species

5 Mute Swan
1 American Wigeon
7 Mallard
40 Black Scoter
1 Common Loon
1 Double-crested Cormorant
11 Great Blue Heron
1 Great Egret
7 Turkey Vulture
4 Osprey
2 Cooper's Hawk
6 Killdeer
2 Ruddy Turnstone
6 Sanderling
2 Lesser Yellowlegs
75 Laughing Gull
6 Herring Gull
15 Great Black-backed Gull
4 Common Tern
30 Forster's Tern
2 Royal Tern
0 Black Skimmer
3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
6 Mourning Dove
2 Belted Kingfisher
3 Northern Flicker
3 American Kestrel
11 Merlin
0 Merlin (Taiga)
6 Peregrine Falcon
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
600 Tree Swallow
5 Carolina Chickadee
1 Carolina Wren
2 Golden-crowned Kinglet
7 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3 Gray Catbird
2 Brown Thrasher
3 Northern Mockingbird
14 European Starling
1 Cedar Waxwing
1 Tennessee Warbler
3 Common Yellowthroat
2 Cape May Warbler
6 Northern Parula
2 Magnolia Warbler
1 Blackpoll Warbler
1 Palm Warbler
1 Pine Warbler
150 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
1 Dark-eyed Junco
9 White-throated Sparrow
4 Swamp Sparrow
1 Eastern Towhee
3 Northern Cardinal
0 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
2 Indigo Bunting
2 Bobolink
4 Red-winged Blackbird
3 House Finch
2 House Sparrow

Twilight at the Meadows - Wednesday, October 11th, 2017

Leaders:  Chris Marks, Bill Smythe, Dave and Lynn Pollard.
26 species

Canada Goose  85
Mute Swan  12
Blue-winged Teal  6
Northern Shoveler  8
Gadwall  10
American Wigeon  14
Mallard (Northern)  28
American Black Duck  3
Northern Pintail  4
Green-winged Teal  16
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Egret  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey (carolinensis)  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
American Coot  4
Herring Gull  26
Great Black-backed Gull  150
Mourning Dove  2
Merlin  2
Carolina Wren  3
Gray Catbird  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  120
Savannah Sparrow  1

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Sunset at Stone Harbor Point - Tuesday, October 10th, 2017

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Barb Bassett, and Michael McCabe.
24 species

1 Surf Scoter
120 Black Scoter -- Several groups
1 Double-crested Cormorant 
2 Great Egret 
1 Turkey Vulture 
1 Osprey 
3 American Oystercatcher 
1 Semipalmated Plover 
3 Ruddy Turnstone 
250 Sanderling 
4 Dunlin 
40 Western Sandpiper 
2 Laughing Gull 
6 Ring-billed Gull 
20 Herring Gull 
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 
30 Great Black-backed Gull 
6 Black Skimmer 
1 Gray Catbird 
1 Northern Mockingbird 
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
2 Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 
1 Song Sparrow 
1 House Sparrow 

E-Z Birding - Tuesday, October 10th, 2017

Leaders: Catherine Busch, Chris Marks, Marc & Lynne Breslow.
44 species

Mute Swan  8
Blue-winged Teal  3
Mallard (Northern)  4
Green-winged Teal  2
Ruddy Duck (Ruddy)  5
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Great Egret  1
Snowy Egret  1
Black Vulture  6
Turkey Vulture  4
Osprey (carolinensis)  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Northern)  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Killdeer  2
Laughing Gull  6
Great Black-backed Gull  8
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3
Mourning Dove  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  3
Merlin (Taiga)  1
Peregrine Falcon  2
Eastern Phoebe  3
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  2
Tree Swallow  45
Carolina Chickadee  3
Carolina Wren (Northern)  6
Golden-crowned Kinglet  8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Gray Catbird  8
Brown Thrasher  4
Northern Mockingbird  4
Blackpoll Warbler  2
Palm Warbler (Western)  5
Pine Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  48
Field Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  3
Northern Cardinal  2
Red-winged Blackbird  18
American Goldfinch  6

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Birding the Meadows - Monday, October 9th, 2017

Cloudy, breezy, and threatening rain. Passerines were hard to come by, but some nice varieties of ducks including both Teal, American Wigeon, Gadwall, Black Duck, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, and Mallard. Lots of gulls on the beach as well as at least 12 Royal Terns. A Little Blue Heron was feeding in the east pond. A Sora and a Virginia Rail were either seen or heard by many in the group. Leaders: Pete Dunne, Chuck Slugg, Karl Lukens, Steve Weis, Mary Watkins, Marc & Lynne Breslow.
41 species

Canada Goose  4
Mute Swan  4
Blue-winged Teal  2
Northern Shoveler  12
Gadwall  8
American Wigeon  4
Mallard  30
American Black Duck  2
Northern Pintail  6
Green-winged Teal  2
Black Scoter  30
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Blue Heron  4
Little Blue Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey  2
Virginia Rail  1
Sora  1
Laughing Gull  25
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  15
Lesser Black-backed Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  50
Caspian Tern  1
Royal Tern  12
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  4
Northern Flicker  1
American Kestrel  1
Merlin  1
Fish Crow  2
Carolina Wren  1
American Robin  2
European Starling  2
Common Yellowthroat  1
Swamp Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  1
Red-winged Blackbird  2
American Goldfinch  2
House Sparrow  1

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Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek - Sunday, October 8th, 2017

Leaders:  Kathy Horn,  Janet Crawford, & Shaun Bamford
39 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  8
Mallard  2
Osprey (carolinensis)  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
Herring Gull (American)  1
Mourning Dove  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  7
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  6
Red-eyed Vireo  5
Blue Jay  16
American Crow  2
Fish Crow  13
Carolina Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  7
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1
Carolina Wren  7
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  5
American Robin  5
Gray Catbird  6
Brown Thrasher  3
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  20
Cedar Waxwing  2
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group)  1
American Redstart  2
Palm Warbler (Western)  3
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  1
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Chipping Sparrow  6
Northern Cardinal  3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  25
Common Grackle  25

Group 2 Leaders: Roger Horn, Deb Payson, & Cindy Bamford.
24 species

6 Canada Goose
2 Mallard
14 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Osprey
1 Bald Eagle
2 Herring Gull (American)
3 Mourning Dove
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
16 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
1 Eastern Phoebe
3 American Crow
24 crow sp.
1 Carolina Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
7 Carolina Wren
5 Gray Catbird
2 Northern Mockingbird
5 European Starling
1 Common Yellowthroat
2 Swamp Sparrow
4 Northern Cardinal
1 Bobolink
1 House Finch
3 American Goldfinch

Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm - Saturday, October 7th, 2017

Group 1 Leaders:  Kathy Horn and Michael McCabe.
40 species

Mallard  2
Great Egret  1
Snowy Egret  2
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey (carolinensis)  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Herring Gull (American)  1
Mourning Dove  7
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  3
Eastern Phoebe  1
Red-eyed Vireo  5
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  2
Carolina Chickadee  1
Carolina Wren  7
American Robin  3
Gray Catbird  9
Brown Thrasher  3
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  24
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group)  8
American Redstart  1
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  1
Palm Warbler (Western)  6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  10
Song Sparrow  2
Swamp Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Blue Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  1
Bobolink  2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  9
House Finch  2
House Sparrow  2

Group 2 Leaders: Roger Horn, Deb Payson, and Karl Lukens.
27 species (+1 other taxa)

Mallard  3
Snowy Egret  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
shorebird sp.  5
Herring Gull (American)  2
Mourning Dove  8
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  9
American Kestrel  1
Merlin  1
Peregrine Falcon  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
American Crow  8
Carolina Wren  6
American Robin  1
Gray Catbird  3
Brown Thrasher  1
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  30
Savannah Sparrow  5
Northern Cardinal  2
Bobolink  10
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Red-winged Blackbird  9
American Goldfinch  4

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A Meadows Afternoon - Friday, October 6th, 2017

Leaders: Barb Bassett, Catherine Busch, Mary Watkins, and Erin Rawls.
33 species

Canada Goose  40
Mute Swan  2
Blue-winged Teal  6
Northern Shoveler  4
Gadwall  10
American Wigeon  4
Mallard  40
American Black Duck  2
Green-winged Teal  8
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Egret  1
Little Blue Heron  1     Immature
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey  3
Cooper's Hawk  2
Virginia Rail  2     Heard only
Laughing Gull  200
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  30
Great Black-backed Gull  50
Forster's Tern  10
Royal Tern  3
Mourning Dove  2
Peregrine Falcon  1
Fish Crow  1
Tree Swallow  20
Carolina Wren  1
Northern Mockingbird  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  6
Savannah Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  10
House Finch  3

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Birding Cape May Point - Thursday, October 5th, 2017

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, and Erin Rawls.
41 species

5 Mute Swan
0 American Wigeon
9 Mallard
3 Black Scoter
3 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Snowy Egret
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
3 Parasitic Jaeger
250 Laughing Gull
2 Ring-billed Gull
25 Herring Gull
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull
25 Great Black-backed Gull
1 Caspian Tern
5 Common Tern
20 Forster's Tern
9 Royal Tern
4 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
8 Mourning Dove
1 Northern Flicker
2 Merlin
2 Peregrine Falcon
12 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2 Tree Swallow
2 Carolina Chickadee
3 Carolina Wren
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 American Robin
2 Gray Catbird
8 Northern Mockingbird
21 European Starling
1 Common Yellowthroat
1 Palm Warbler
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
2 Northern Cardinal
4 Red-winged Blackbird
3 House Finch
2 American Goldfinch
12 House Sparrow

Twilight Watch at The Meadows - Wednesday, October 4th, 2017

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Bill Smythe, Dave Pollard and Lynn Pollard.

40 species

110 Canada Goose
12 Mute Swan
2 Northern Shoveler
6 Gadwall
5 American Wigeon
30 Mallard
1 American Black Duck
1 Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)
8 Northern Pintail
2 Green-winged Teal
1 Pied-billed Grebe
17 Double-crested Cormorant
4 Great Egret
5 Snowy Egret
1 Black Vulture
5 Turkey Vulture
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
1 Cooper's Hawk
2 Virginia Rail
1 Common Gallinule
1 Pectoral Sandpiper
4 Parasitic Jaeger
35 Laughing Gull
25 Herring Gull
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
40 Great Black-backed Gull
3 Royal Tern
23 Black Skimmer
2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
4 Mourning Dove
1 Belted Kingfisher
2 Merlin
1 Carolina Wren
1 Northern Mockingbird
1 Common Yellowthroat
3 Palm Warbler
2 Field Sparrow
2 Savannah Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
4 Red-winged Blackbird

E-Z Birding - Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017

Leaders: Catherine Busch, Chris Marks, Marc & Lynne Breslow.
42 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  45
Mute Swan  8
American Wigeon  2
Mallard (Northern)  14
Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)  2
Green-winged Teal  4
Ruddy Duck  2
Northern Bobwhite  1
Wood Stork  1     Seen by a few flying high
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Blue Heron  4
Great Egret  3
Black Vulture  3
Turkey Vulture  4
Sharp-shinned Hawk  5
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Laughing Gull  12
Herring Gull  8
Great Black-backed Gull  25
Common Tern  8
Forster's Tern  2
Royal Tern  3
Belted Kingfisher  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  15
Merlin (Taiga)  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  14
Tree Swallow  250
Barn Swallow  1
Carolina Chickadee  4
Carolina Wren (Northern)  5
Gray Catbird  8
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  28
Common Yellowthroat  6
Palm Warbler (Western)  4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  8
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  14
American Goldfinch  3
House Sparrow  14

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Birding the Meadows - Monday, October 2nd, 2017

Good passerine activity at the beginning of the west path which included Gray Catbirds, Northern Parula, Palm Warblers, White-eyed Vireo, and Philadelphia Vireo. Raptors included Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawks, and Broad-winged Hawk. Along the beach we had a Caspian Tern and several Royal Terns. Ducks included Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, and Northern Shoveler. Overhead were "loads" of Tree Swallows. Leaders: Pete Dunne, Chuck Slugg, Karl Lukens, Steve Weis, Pat Perkins, Mary Watkins, Janet Crawford, Marc & Lynne Breslow.
55 species

Canada Goose  20
Mute Swan  11
Wood Duck  2     fly-by. seen by a few
Northern Shoveler  12
Mallard  25
Northern Pintail  6
Green-winged Teal  3
Common Loon  4
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  6
Snowy Egret  2
Little Blue Heron  1
Black Vulture  6
Turkey Vulture  5
Osprey  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Killdeer  1
Pectoral Sandpiper  1
Wilson's Snipe  1
Laughing Gull  5
Ring-billed Gull  5
Herring Gull  15
Great Black-backed Gull  20
Caspian Tern  1
Royal Tern  5
Mourning Dove  6
Northern Flicker  7
American Kestrel  1
Merlin  2
Peregrine Falcon  1
White-eyed Vireo  1
Philadelphia Vireo  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  6
Tree Swallow  700
Barn Swallow  2
Carolina Wren  3
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Gray Catbird  5
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  6
Northern Parula  1
Palm Warbler  5
Yellow-rumped Warbler  3
Field Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  1
Indigo Bunting  2
Red-winged Blackbird  20
House Sparrow  4

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Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek - Sunday, October 1st, 2017

Sometimes, a few days after a favorable migration front that drops a lot of birds at Cape May's tip, birds settle in to feed for a few days a bit further up the bayshore, making Cox Hall Creek WMA the place to be. That seemed to be the case today, with eleven species of warblers, many kinglets and a variety of vireos. One of the Blue-headed Vireos was especially kind to us, posing in good light as we admired its fine plumage. Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Janet Crawford, Cindy Bamford, Deb Payson, & Joe Demko.
45 species (+1 other taxa)

Mallard  1
Black Vulture  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey (carolinensis)  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  2
Laughing Gull  1
Mourning Dove  15
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  5
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  18
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Philadelphia Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  5
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  4
Fish Crow  2
Carolina Chickadee  7
Tufted Titmouse  9
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1
Carolina Wren  6
Golden-crowned Kinglet  5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  11
American Robin  15
Gray Catbird  7
Brown Thrasher  3
Northern Mockingbird  1
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group)  12
American Redstart  4
Northern Parula  3
Magnolia Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Palm Warbler  2
Palm Warbler (Western)  22
Pine Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  6
Chipping Sparrow  4
Eastern Towhee  1
Northern Cardinal  6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  7

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Hawks,Trails and Beaches - Saturday, September 30th, 2017

Leaders : Mary Watkins,  BJ Pinnock and Virginia Rettig.
40 species

24 Canada Goose
6 Mute Swan
1 Gadwall
2 American Wigeon
18 Mallard
1 American Black Duck
2 Northern Pintail
4 Green-winged Teal
4 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Great Blue Heron
3 Great Egret
3 Turkey Vulture
3 Osprey
2 Northern Harrier
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
2 Cooper's Hawk
1 Broad-winged Hawk
1 Killdeer -- Heard
6 Laughing Gull
3 Ring-billed Gull
6 Herring Gull
11 Great Black-backed Gull
5 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
2 Mourning Dove
1 Hairy Woodpecker
5 Northern Flicker
12 American Kestrel
1 Merlin
12 Tree Swallow
3 Carolina Chickadee
6 Carolina Wren
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2 Golden-crowned Kinglet -- Heard
1 Gray Catbird
4 Northern Mockingbird
1 Common Yellowthroat
5 American Redstart
3 Northern Parula
3 Palm Warbler
1 Northern Cardinal

Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm - Saturday, September 30th, 2017

During migration, you really need eyes in the back of your head, and eyes on top of your head. On a day like today, if you took your eyes off the sky, you'd miss a falcon or an accipiter. If you took your eyes off the shrubs, you'd miss the flit of a kinglet or a warbler. These are days that make us glad we're birders!
Group 1 Leaders: Kathy Horn & Deb Payson.
45 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  70
Mallard  4
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  1
Black Vulture  11
Turkey Vulture  5
Osprey (carolinensis)  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Cooper's Hawk  2
Bald Eagle  1
Broad-winged Hawk  2
Herring Gull (American)  1
Mourning Dove  16
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  15
American Kestrel  1
Peregrine Falcon  1
Empidonax sp.  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  2
Carolina Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
Carolina Wren  5
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
American Robin  7
Gray Catbird  9
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  40
Cedar Waxwing  9
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group)  10
American Redstart  1
Northern Parula  2
Magnolia Warbler  2
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Palm Warbler (Western)  6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  3
Bobolink  1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  11
Common Grackle (Purple)  1

Group 2 Leaders: Roger Horn, Karl Lukens, & Michael McCabe.
45 species

Canada Goose  62
Mallard  3
Snowy Egret  3
Black Vulture  15
Turkey Vulture  6
Osprey  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
Great Black-backed Gull  11
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3
Mourning Dove  70
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  13
American Kestrel  2
Peregrine Falcon  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  6
Fish Crow  1
Tree Swallow  3
Carolina Chickadee  2
Carolina Wren  5
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  3
Gray Catbird  6
European Starling  80
Common Yellowthroat  4
American Redstart  1
Northern Parula  1
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  2
Prairie Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  4
Bobolink  11
Eastern Meadowlark  2
Baltimore Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Common Grackle  5
House Sparrow  3

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