5/31, Great Meadows (Stratford)- I spent a portion of the morning exploring all the areas of Great Meadows. Highlights were tons of Willow Flycatchers (at least 7, more like 10+), an adult and juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-heron in a tree offering great looks/photos, an adult Clapper Rail in the open (photos), and lifer(s) in 4 Marsh Wrens. I suppose also worth mentioning, I noticed a Black-bellied Plover with what seemed to be a broken leg. It didn't put any pressure on it, and it somewhat dangled there. It was behind the warehouses all the way down. I called the DEP and left a message.... although I don't see them caring enough to do anything. > Location: Stewart B. McKinney NWR - Stratford Great Meadows > Observation date: 5/31/09 > Notes: Hummingbirds feeding on large lavender colored flowers on tall bush along RR tracks. Both Saltmarsh Sparrows on RR trail close to platform w/scope. 7 Willow Flycatchers is a VERY low estimate. Easily 10+. Every spot, and seemingly every clump of trees had a couple fitz-bewers there. > Number of species: 77 > > Canada Goose X > Mute Swan 2 > Gadwall 2 > American Black Duck 6 > Mallard 10 > Green-winged Teal 1 > Wild Turkey 2 > Pied-billed Grebe 1 > Double-crested Cormorant 1 > Great Egret 6 > Snowy Egret 9 > Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 2 > Osprey 3 > Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 > Red-tailed Hawk 1 > Clapper Rail 2 > Black-bellied Plover 2 > Semipalmated Plover 12 > Killdeer 6 > Spotted Sandpiper 3 > Greater Yellowlegs 15 > Willet 5 > Lesser Yellowlegs 2 > Least Sandpiper 20 > Short-billed Dowitcher 3 > Wilson's Snipe 2 > Ring-billed Gull X > Herring Gull 4 > Great Black-backed Gull 1 > Common Tern 3 > Mourning Dove 2 > Monk Parakeet 5 > Chimney Swift 3 > Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 > Belted Kingfisher 1 > Downy Woodpecker 2 > Northern Flicker 1 > Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 > Willow Flycatcher 7 > Red-eyed Vireo 1 > Blue Jay 20 > American Crow 3 > Fish Crow 2 > Tree Swallow 10 > Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 > Bank Swallow 2 > Barn Swallow 5 > Black-capped Chickadee 2 > White-breasted Nuthatch 1 > Marsh Wren 4 > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 > American Robin X > Gray Catbird 5 > Northern Mockingbird 2 > European Starling X > Cedar Waxwing 5 > Yellow Warbler X > Magnolia Warbler 1 > Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 > Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 > Blackpoll Warbler 3 > Black-and-white Warbler 1 > American Redstart 5 > Common Yellowthroat 8 > Scarlet Tanager 1 > Chipping Sparrow 2 > Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow 2 > Song Sparrow X > Northern Cardinal 1 > Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 > Red-winged Blackbird 12 > Common Grackle 2 > Boat-tailed Grackle 7 > Brown-headed Cowbird 2 > Baltimore Oriole 2 > American Goldfinch 6 > House Sparrow 2 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) _________________________________________________________________ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd1_052009