E-Z Birding - Thursday, October 18, 2018

55 species (+1 other taxa)

Snow Goose  1
Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  X
Wood Duck  3
Gadwall  X
Eurasian Wigeon  1
American Wigeon  12
Mallard  X
Northern Pintail  2
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3
Mourning Dove  1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1
American Coot  3
Wilson's Snipe  1
Greater Yellowlegs  4
Herring Gull  1
Double-crested Cormorant  7
Great Blue Heron  1
Black Vulture  3
Turkey Vulture  X
Osprey  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  X
Cooper's Hawk  X
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Broad-winged Hawk  X
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker  X
American Kestrel  1
Eastern Phoebe  3
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  X
crow sp.  X
Tree Swallow  X
Carolina Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
Carolina Wren  3
Golden-crowned Kinglet  5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
Eastern Bluebird  3
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  1
Brown Thrasher  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Goldfinch  10
Song Sparrow  2
Red-winged Blackbird  8
Common Grackle  6
Northern Parula  1
Yellow Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  X
Northern Cardinal  1

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Twilight Walk at the Meadows - Wednesday, October 17, 2018

24 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  3
Northern Shoveler  X
Gadwall  X
American Wigeon  X
Mallard  X
Northern Pintail  X
Green-winged Teal  X
Black Scoter  X
Greater Yellowlegs  2
shorebird sp.  3
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  3
Turkey Vulture  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  2
Merlin  5
Tree Swallow  X
Carolina Wren  3
Gray Catbird  1
American Goldfinch  4
Yellow-rumped Warbler  X

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Sunset Birding - Tuesday, October 16, 2018

30 species (+1 other taxa)

scoter sp.  800
American Oystercatcher  40
Black-bellied Plover  20
Semipalmated Plover  60
Piping Plover  1
Killdeer  1
Ruddy Turnstone  12
Red Knot  40
Sanderling  200
Dunlin  20
Semipalmated Sandpiper  6
Western Sandpiper  15
Short-billed Dowitcher  1
Laughing Gull  4
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  20
Lesser Black-backed Gull  4
Great Black-backed Gull  200
Caspian Tern  10
Forster's Tern  12
Red-throated Loon  4
Common Loon  1
Northern Gannet  3
Double-crested Cormorant  80
Great Egret  6
Little Blue Heron  1
Osprey  2
Peregrine Falcon  1
Savannah Sparrow  8
Song Sparrow  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

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Migration at the Point - Tuesday, October 16, 2018

VERY BIRDY DAY!!!!! Highlights include large numbers of yellow rumps, red breasted nuthatches and blackpolls, also Eurasian Wigeon!

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon

63 species

Canada Goose  28
Mute Swan  27
Blue-winged Teal  1
Northern Shoveler  1
Eurasian Wigeon  1
American Wigeon  7
Mallard  26
Green-winged Teal  2
Ring-necked Duck  1
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  3
Herring Gull  7
Great Black-backed Gull  5
Common Loon  2
Double-crested Cormorant  11
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  1
Black Vulture  12
Turkey Vulture  5
Osprey  1
Northern Harrier  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  8
Cooper's Hawk  5
Bald Eagle  3
Broad-winged Hawk  3
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Belted Kingfisher  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  9
American Kestrel  2
Merlin  1
Eastern Phoebe  5
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  16
American Crow  5
Tree Swallow  12
Carolina Chickadee  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  10
Brown Creeper  1
Winter Wren  1
Carolina Wren  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Swainson's Thrush  1
American Robin  17
Brown Thrasher  2
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  32
House Finch  10
Purple Finch  7
Pine Siskin  4
American Goldfinch  30
Song Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  20
Brown-headed Cowbird  15
Common Grackle  11
Northern Parula  1
Blackpoll Warbler  8
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Palm Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  120
Northern Cardinal  2
Dickcissel  1

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Above Par Birding - Sunday, October 14, 2018

CHC WMA is a very reliable place right now to see and hear Red-breasted Nuthatches; their toy horn-like 'ank, ank, ank' can be heard throughout as they feed in the pines and sweet gum trees. This is also an area with excellent sparrow habitat and we saw 7 species today including a young White-crowned Sparrow. 

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Cindy Bamford

55 species

1 Canada Goose
5 Wood Duck
1 Mourning Dove
2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1 Laughing Gull
1 Turkey Vulture
1 Osprey (carolinensis)
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
2 Cooper's Hawk
1 Bald Eagle
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)
5 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
1 American Kestrel
8 Eastern Phoebe
2 Blue-headed Vireo
2 Red-eyed Vireo
7 Blue Jay
3 American Crow
2 Tree Swallow
3 Carolina Chickadee
5 Tufted Titmouse
14 Red-breasted Nuthatch
2 Brown Creeper
6 Carolina Wren (Northern)
4 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4 American Robin
6 Gray Catbird
4 Brown Thrasher
2 Northern Mockingbird
2 European Starling
3 Cedar Waxwing
1 House Finch
2 Chipping Sparrow
2 Field Sparrow
1 White-crowned Sparrow
2 White-throated Sparrow
5 Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)
6 Song Sparrow
8 Swamp Sparrow
4 Eastern Towhee
3 Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)
1 Common Grackle
2 Black-and-white Warbler
2 Common Yellowthroat
1 American Redstart
2 Northern Parula
3 Blackpoll Warbler
8 Palm Warbler (Western)
3 Pine Warbler
8 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
2 Northern Cardinal 




43 species

Canada Goose  1
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  3
Cooper's Hawk  2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  6
Downy Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  8
Eastern Phoebe  24
Blue Jay  17
American Crow  1
Fish Crow  2
Carolina Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  14
Red-breasted Nuthatch  7
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
Brown Creeper  3
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  5
Golden-crowned Kinglet  7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  8
Swainson's Thrush  1
American Robin  12
Gray Catbird  7
Brown Thrasher  3
Purple Finch  2
American Goldfinch  4
White-throated Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  6
Swamp Sparrow  20
Eastern Towhee  5
Common Grackle  1
Black-and-white Warbler  3
Common Yellowthroat  2
Northern Parula  3
Palm Warbler  3
Pine Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  50
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Indigo Bunting  2

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Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm - Saturday, October 13th, 2018

There was a fabulous mix of species at the Beanery this morning, including a good variety of warblers and sparrows. Both kinglets are in. Red-breasted Nuthatches and Purple Finches, species we sometimes see very few of in the fall, are present in good numbers as predicted by Ron Pittaway in his annual report based on their northern feeding supply. The real highlight of the walk though was the Yellow-billed Cuckoos that kept flying across the fields; that was a rare treat! 

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Chris Dewaghe, Gerry Dewaghe

61 species

Canada Goose  19
Wood Duck  1
Mallard  2
Mourning Dove  6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  4
Herring Gull (American)  1
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey (carolinensis)  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  4
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  15
American Kestrel  20
Merlin  2
Eastern Phoebe  14
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  6
Tree Swallow  2
Carolina Chickadee  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  11
Brown Creeper  1
Carolina Wren  6
Golden-crowned Kinglet  4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  8
Gray Catbird  7
Brown Thrasher  4
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  5
Cedar Waxwing  35
Purple Finch  8
Chipping Sparrow  2
Field Sparrow  1
White-crowned Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  2
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  5
Song Sparrow  7
Swamp Sparrow  6
Baltimore Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  40
Brown-headed Cowbird  10
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  1
American Redstart  3
Cape May Warbler  2
Northern Parula  1
Blackpoll Warbler  3
Palm Warbler (Western)  13
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  12
Black-throated Green Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  4
Indigo Bunting  1

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Higbee Beach Birding - Friday, October 12, 2018

Leaders D.LaPuma, K&RHorn , H.Simmons, G&C Dewaghe
32 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  2
Laughing Gull  3
Herring Gull (American)  4
Great Black-backed Gull  4
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Osprey (carolinensis)  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Northern)  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4
American Kestrel  4
Merlin (Taiga)  11
Peregrine Falcon  1
Eastern Phoebe  3
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  12
Tree Swallow  2
Carolina Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  5
Carolina Wren (Northern)  2
Gray Catbird  6
Brown Thrasher  2
Purple Finch (Eastern)  1
American Goldfinch  2
American Redstart  1
Blackpoll Warbler  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  6
Northern Cardinal  5
Indigo Bunting  3

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Migration at the Point - Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Good morning for sea watching, with big flocks of scoter and a very active feeding flock over the rips, showing 7 Parasitic Jaegers, a couple very close! Also, amazing Blue Jay migration!

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Gerry and Chris Dewaghe 

42 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  5
Mute Swan  6
Gadwall  4
Mallard  8
Surf Scoter  24
Black Scoter  90
Mourning Dove  9
shorebird sp.  25     High fly-over, likely Semipalmated SP
Parasitic Jaeger  7
Laughing Gull  8
Herring Gull  3
Great Black-backed Gull  16
Caspian Tern  2
Forster's Tern  8
Common/Forster's Tern  200
Royal Tern  12
Double-crested Cormorant  5
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Green Heron  1
Osprey  6
Sharp-shinned Hawk  4
Cooper's Hawk  2
Bald Eagle  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  4
Peregrine Falcon  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  500
Carolina Chickadee  5
Red-breasted Nuthatch  7
Carolina Wren  3
American Robin  28
Gray Catbird  1
Northern Mockingbird  4
European Starling  36
House Finch  6
Song Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  1
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Common Grackle  4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  48
Northern Cardinal  3
House Sparrow  8

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