CMBO Sunset Birding at the Meadows and Beanery walks

Haven't had much time outside of typical work here at the Northwood Center. Karl and Judy Lukens just sent the notes and lists below for the CMBO Sunset at the Meadows walk on Friday 10/19. Also, the CMBO Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm (Beanery) walk which was held this morning.

A couple of good birds were had on the Beanery walk this morning, Western kingbird and 2 Cape May warblers. Good finds!

"1-The walk at the Meadows on Friday evening was executed in a heavy fog where even ducks and gulls were difficult to ID.A nice variety of ducks made it interesting."

"2-The Beanery walk on Saturday morning was not high in the number of species but had some "good" quality birds such as a clear view of a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 2 Cape May Warblers, a Black-throated blue, and a scope view of a Western Kingbird. The latter flew off towards Hidden Valley, so look for a yellowish "wire bird". Sharpies and Yellow-rumps were numerous."

SPECIES SEEN ~ CMBO TRIP

10/19/2007 ~ in Meadow ~ New Jersey Checklist ~ 26 seen

Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Mute Swan 5
Canada Goose 50
American Wigeon 5
Gadwall 2
Green-winged Teal 15
Mallard 25
American Black Duck 1
Northern Shoveler 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Sanderling 15
Ring-billed Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 3
American Herring Gull 5
Laughing Gull 1
Forster's Tern 10
Mourning Dove 5
European Starling 5
House Sparrow 10
Savannah Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 5

SPECIES SEEN ~ CMBO TRIP

10/20/2007 ~ in Beanery ~ New Jersey Checklist ~ 47 seen

Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 8
Canada Goose 30
Wood Duck 3
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 8
Osprey 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10
Killdeer 1
Great Black-backed Gull 3
American Herring Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 5
Mourning Dove 10
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 10
Eastern Phoebe 1
Western Kingbird 1
Tree Swallow 10
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 100
Carolina Chickadee 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 25
Fish Crow 1
European Starling 50
House Sparrow 10
House Finch 5
Cape May Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 50
Palm Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Savannah Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Eastern Meadowlark 10
Common Grackle 2