Meadows on Memorial Day: Least Bittern, Gull-billed Terns

"CMBO Morning Meadow walk with Pete Dunne. Numerous waders including Green, Little Blue, Tricolored Herons, and a fly across Least Bittern, which gave us a fairly good look before disappearing into the cattails. Several Lesser Black-backed Gulls were found as well as 2 Gull-billed Terns."

- Karl, (Pete, Judy, Tom, Steve, Cindy, Shaun)


Location: South Cape May Meadows
Observation date: 5/25/09
Notes: CMBO Trip-PD,K,J,T,SW,C&SB,+20.PtlyCldy,70,Calm.
Number of species: 56

Canada Goose 7
Mute Swan 7
Gadwall 4
Mallard 10
Surf Scoter 3
Northern Gannet 2
Double-crested Cormorant 25
Least Bittern 1
Great Egret 5
Snowy Egret 1
Little Blue Heron 1
Tricolored Heron 1
Green Heron 4
Glossy Ibis 3
Osprey 2
Black-bellied Plover 1
Piping Plover 6
Killdeer 2
American Oystercatcher 2
Willet 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 25
Least Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 5
Laughing Gull 15
Herring Gull 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Gull-billed Tern 2
Common Tern 4
Forster's Tern 15
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 4
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 4
Purple Martin 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 5
Carolina Wren 1
Marsh Wren 3
American Robin 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 5
Cedar Waxwing 4
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow-breasted Chat 1 /p
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 5

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