{"id":15513,"date":"2022-03-23T06:16:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T10:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/?p=15513"},"modified":"2022-03-24T09:52:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T13:52:52","slug":"salem-county-march-19-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/salem-county-march-19-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Salem County, March 19 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15513\" class=\"elementor elementor-15513\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c5d6e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c5d6e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a9c4ec7\" data-id=\"5a9c4ec7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-173feaa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"173feaa2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a665a58\" data-id=\"7a665a58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19fd39e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19fd39e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Salem County, March 19 2022<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26d84d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26d84d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a65f61f\" data-id=\"a65f61f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7df5fe4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7df5fe4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdf3daf\" data-id=\"bdf3daf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-920e050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"920e050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cranescropped.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sandhill Cranes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU1NTksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wM1wvQ3JhbmVzY3JvcHBlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"919\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cranescropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-15559\" alt=\"Sandhill Cranes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cranescropped.jpg 919w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cranescropped-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cranescropped-768x267.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 919px) 100vw, 919px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sandhill Cranes<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ef4149 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ef4149\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0463cb1\" data-id=\"0463cb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-866d670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"866d670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Medford Leas Birders had a fine warm day with light clouds and a bit of wind; the showers in the forecast failed to materialize. Spring was in the air. Our stop at Featherbed lane produced one shy Meadowlark and little else, so we returned later &#8212; this time, everyone saw the Meadowlark, and three Kestrels as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-83089a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83089a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f1c588\" data-id=\"8f1c588\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb47d20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb47d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CraneFlying2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sandhill Crane\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU1MTgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wM1wvQ3JhbmVGbHlpbmcyLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CraneFlying2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15518\" alt=\"Sandhill Crane\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CraneFlying2.jpg 724w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CraneFlying2-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sandhill Crane<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4bdde6\" data-id=\"c4bdde6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3083fb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3083fb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Meadowlark.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Eastern Meadowlark\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU1MjcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wM1wvTWVhZG93bGFyay5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Meadowlark.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15527\" alt=\"Eastern Meadowlark\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Meadowlark.jpg 615w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Meadowlark-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Eastern Meadowlark<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a68c06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a68c06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fba605\" data-id=\"6fba605\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6749a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6749a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Mannington Marsh revealed few waterfowl and just a few Great Egrets at our first stops. But the Sunset Road tidal flat was very good. We immediately found three Sandhill Cranes, calling and flying across the road. Waterfowl included Green-winged and Blue-winged Teal, Shovelers and Gadwall. And we couldn\u2019t keep a good count of Eagles, which kept moving; probably eight in all, including a pair on their nest and subadult birds in trees, on the mud flats and on fields.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-595d3c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"595d3c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dbe54d\" data-id=\"9dbe54d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcafb1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcafb1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EagleCloseup.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bald Eagle\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU1MjAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wM1wvRWFnbGVDbG9zZXVwLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EagleCloseup-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15520\" alt=\"Bald Eagle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EagleCloseup-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EagleCloseup-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EagleCloseup-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EagleCloseup-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EagleCloseup.jpg 1875w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bald Eagle<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-89daac6\" data-id=\"89daac6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74edcfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74edcfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EagleNest.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Eagle Nest\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU1MjEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wM1wvRWFnbGVOZXN0LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EagleNest-1024x817.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15521\" alt=\"Eagle Nest\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EagleNest-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EagleNest-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EagleNest-768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EagleNest.jpg 1354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Eagle Nest<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-93a7a2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93a7a2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a2c53b\" data-id=\"8a2c53b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baaf238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baaf238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because we saw so many eagles here we skipped the landfill and headed down to Hancock\u2019s Bridge on the Alloways Creek. We stopped at the Hancock House historical site, which was actually open, and celebrating the 245th (or so) anniversary of the Massacre, March 19, 1778. Interpreters in Revolutionary militia uniforms told us the site\u2019s story. An account is at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistorygirl.com\/2013\/02\/the-massacre-at-hancocks-bridge.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.thehistorygirl.com\/2013\/02\/the-massacre-at-hancocks-bridge.html<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-280d0d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"280d0d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bd77d3\" data-id=\"5bd77d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a81eec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a81eec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HancocksBridge.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Hancock House\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU1MTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wM1wvSGFuY29ja3NCcmlkZ2UuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HancocksBridge-1024x574.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15515\" alt=\"Hancock House\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HancocksBridge-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HancocksBridge-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HancocksBridge-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HancocksBridge.jpg 1282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hancock House<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8ea579\" data-id=\"e8ea579\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229bbce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"229bbce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AllowaysCreek.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Alloways Creek\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU1MTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wM1wvQWxsb3dheXNDcmVlay5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AllowaysCreek-1024x574.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15514\" alt=\"Alloways Creek\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AllowaysCreek-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AllowaysCreek-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AllowaysCreek-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AllowaysCreek.jpg 1278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Alloways Creek<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa44372 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa44372\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4c8e72\" data-id=\"d4c8e72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd33374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd33374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After lunch, we proceeded to Mad Horse Creek WMA, east of Canton along the bay shore. The roads here wind among the salt marshes, hedgerows, woods and fields. We found a heronry with many Great Blue Herons on their nests; many Green-winged Teal;\u00a0 and a roost of 30 Greater Yellowlegs, the first shorebirds of the season. Raptor migration was evident, and we saw half a dozen Kestrels, many vultures, a Cooper&#8217;s Hawk, a few Harriers, and even more Eagles, with two more nests. As a spectacular finale, a Barred Owl flew in front of our cars at the Mad Horse boat launch after being flushed by a fisherman. A great day!<\/p><p><strong>Participants:<\/strong> Lee and Nicky Harp, Robert Koch, Dino Fiabane, Laurie Larson, Judy Norcross, Miriam Swartz, Kathy Tarr, Barbara Trought, Mary Walter.<\/p><p>Photos by Robert Koch; text by Laurie Larson<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d838dc\" data-id=\"6d838dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8556c31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8556c31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Participants-rotated.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Robert, Dino, Miriam, Barbara, Kathy\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU1MTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wM1wvUGFydGljaXBhbnRzLXJvdGF0ZWQuanBlZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Participants-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Participants-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Participants-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Participants-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Participants-rotated.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Robert, Dino, Miriam, Barbara, Kathy<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3b937a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3b937a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-21be187\" data-id=\"21be187\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9444b17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9444b17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bird List:<\/strong> 51 Species<\/p><p>Snow Goose<br \/>Canada Goose<br \/>Mute Swan<br \/>Wood Duck<br \/>Blue-winged Teal<br \/>Northern Shoveler<br \/>Gadwall<br \/>Mallard<br \/>American Black Duck<br \/>Green-winged Teal<br \/>Ring-necked Duck<br \/>Rock Pigeon<br \/>Mourning Dove <br \/>Sandhill Crane <br \/>Greater Yellowlegs<br \/>Ring-billed Gull<br \/>Herring Gull<br \/>Great Blue Heron<br \/>Great Egret<br \/>Little Blue Heron<br \/>Black Vulture<br \/>Turkey Vulture <br \/>Northern Harrier<br \/>Cooper&#8217;s Hawk<br \/>Bald Eagle<br \/>Red-tailed Hawk<br \/>Barred Owl<br \/>Downy Woodpecker<br \/>American Kestrel<br \/>Blue Jay<br \/>American Crow<br \/>Fish Crow<br \/>Tree Swallow<br \/>Purple Martin<br \/>Tufted Titmouse <br \/>Winter Wren<br \/>Carolina Wren<br \/>Eastern Bluebird<br \/>American Robin<br \/>Northern Mockingbird <br \/>European Starling <br \/>House Sparrow <br \/>House Finch<br \/>Dark-eyed Junco<br \/>White-throated Sparrow<br \/>Song Sparrow<br \/>Eastern Meadowlark<br \/>Red-winged Blackbird<br \/>Brown-headed Cowbird<br \/>Common Grackle<br \/>Northern Cardinal<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-efb26a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efb26a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb89344\" data-id=\"cb89344\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf8a13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdf8a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MEDFORD LEAS BIRDERS<br \/>SALEM COUNTY<\/p><p>This route is traditional in early spring but also may be visited in winter (raptors and field birds) or late summer (butterflies, botany, marsh birds).<\/p><p>3\/19\/22 forecast was for &#8220;Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. &#8221; Fortunately, the weatherman was wrong, and we enjoyed a mostly clear day with light breeze.<\/p><p>Tide at Salem (south end of Mannington Marsh) was high at midday.<\/p><p>Directions:<\/p><p>TO WOODSTOWN:<\/p><p>Take NJ Turnpike south to Exit 2 (Rt. 322). From exit, turn left (West) on 322 and go to first intersection.\u00a0 Turn left (south) on 551, Kings Highway. In Swedesboro, the road will fork;\u00a0 stay on Rt. 551 to Featherbed Lane.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e01ed8\" data-id=\"1e01ed8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbc2305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbc2305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2_SwedesboroToWoodstownSm.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Swedesboro to Woodstown\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU1MzIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wM1wvMl9Td2VkZXNib3JvVG9Xb29kc3Rvd25TbS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"894\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2_SwedesboroToWoodstownSm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15532\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2_SwedesboroToWoodstownSm.jpg 708w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2_SwedesboroToWoodstownSm-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Swedesboro to Woodstown<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c035dd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c035dd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-567a91d\" data-id=\"567a91d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2659ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2659ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FEATHERBED LANE:<\/p><p><br \/>The usual viewing is from the 2 red \u201cXs\u201d but I have heard this may be posted now. If so, there is a pull out on Kings Highway OR try the quiet road that is parallel to Kings Highway and has a view of the same rolling fields. Look for Meadowlark, grassland sparrows, raptors, or (in winter) Snow Geese.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4de1bab\" data-id=\"4de1bab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621f0ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"621f0ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3_WoodstownSharptown2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Featherbed Lane, Sharptown\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU1NDUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wM1wvM19Xb29kc3Rvd25TaGFycHRvd24yLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1712\" height=\"1786\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3_WoodstownSharptown2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-15545\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3_WoodstownSharptown2.jpg 1712w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3_WoodstownSharptown2-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3_WoodstownSharptown2-982x1024.jpg 982w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3_WoodstownSharptown2-768x801.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3_WoodstownSharptown2-1472x1536.jpg 1472w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1712px) 100vw, 1712px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Featherbed Lane, Sharptown<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-165dec3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"165dec3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-208be68\" data-id=\"208be68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f7de60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f7de60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WOODSTOWN TO MANNINGTON:<\/p><p>From Wawa, take Rt. 45 south. If desired, check Compromise Rd. (left fork at the memorial Fenwicke rock, then return to Rt. 45). Stop at the Rt 45 bridge and scan both ways for waterfowl and Sandhill Cranes. There are two obs. towers but both are overgrown with phragmites; view from the road. Traffic here is awful.<\/p><p>Continue south on Rt 45 to Gordon Road, right turn. Cross the marsh on the causeway. Stop just past the bridge, park on right, scan both ways. This can be good for waterfowl, snipe, herons, depending on tide.<\/p><p>Turn left from the Causeway on Seabrook Rd. Drive slowly and scan fields for pipits (in winter). Cross Rt. 540 (Seabrook becomes Sunset Rd. here.)<\/p><p>Proceed to the fishing overlook at tidal access and check for eagles, Sandhill cranes, waterfowl, early shorebirds, snipe, swallows.<\/p><p>If desired make the loop (straight ahead) through Marshalltown then turn right on Rt 540. Otherwise, turn around on Sunset and return directly to 540 and turn right.<\/p><p>Cross the Rt 540 causeway slowly, watching for eagles, waterfowl, etc. The traffic here can be dangerous so it is not a good idea to stop on the causeway. It is possible to turn left into a small parking area just past the causeway and scan from there.\u00a0 <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c70cde\" data-id=\"2c70cde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259b5c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"259b5c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4_Mannington-Area-sm.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Mannington Area\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU1MzQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wM1wvNF9NYW5uaW5ndG9uLUFyZWEtc20uanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4_Mannington-Area-sm-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15534\" alt=\"Mannington Area\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4_Mannington-Area-sm-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4_Mannington-Area-sm-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4_Mannington-Area-sm-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4_Mannington-Area-sm.jpg 1139w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mannington Area<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-097fde0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"097fde0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f15e94\" data-id=\"4f15e94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cae7ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cae7ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>LANDFILL TO HANCOCKS BRIDGE:<\/p><p>The county landfill can attract Eagles and Gulls in winter. To reach it, from Mannington take 45 north to Compromise Road. Turn Right on Swedes Bridge Rd., turning right again at the crossroad. Take the first left on Welchville Rd. There are pull-offs at several places but be careful of traffic.<\/p><p>To reach Hancock&#8217;s Bridge, turn right on Quaker Neck Rd. Continue on Quaker Neck to fork, bear left on Clancy Rd. (CR 659) to crossroad Turn left (south) on CR 653, Acton Station Rd. Turn right on Rt 49 &#8211; don\u2019t cross Alloways Creek, but turn left again almost immediately on CR650, Quinton\/Hancock\u2019s Bridge Rd. Follow the creek past crossroad (new bridge Rd) to Hancocks Bridge Rd. CR 658.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40d5e20\" data-id=\"40d5e20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170a7de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"170a7de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5_LandfillToHancocks-Sm.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Hancocks Bridge\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU1MzUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wM1wvNV9MYW5kZmlsbFRvSGFuY29ja3MtU20uanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5_LandfillToHancocks-Sm-1024x675.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15535\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5_LandfillToHancocks-Sm-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5_LandfillToHancocks-Sm-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5_LandfillToHancocks-Sm-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5_LandfillToHancocks-Sm.jpg 1363w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hancocks Bridge<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8dacfb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8dacfb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ddc98a\" data-id=\"5ddc98a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400a9c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"400a9c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HANCOCKS BRIDGE, MAD HORSE CREEK, FROG OCEAN ROAD:<\/p><p>Stop in Hancock\u2019s bridge and visit the Revolutionary War historical site. Return to Hancock\u2019s Bridge Rd. At the light, turn left; go to another light and turn right on Harmersville\/Canton Rd.<\/p><p>To reach Mad Horse Creek WMA: Turn right (south) on Silver Lake Rd., which becomes Fogg Rd., which becomes Frog Ocean Rd. Stop wherever you see birds.\u00a0<\/p><p>At the Mad Horse Creek road turn right and follow it to the dead end at a boat launch. Raptors, waterfowl, shorebirds are possible depending on season. There is a Great Blue Heron rookery visible before leaf out. <\/p><p>Retrace your route from the boat launch. Turn right again on Harmersville\/Canton Rd. and stop at the Stow Creek State Park viewing platform for interpretive signage. Look for raptors, early shorebirds and ducks. If you cross the creek here, you will be in Cumberland County.<\/p><p>Retrace the route to return to the Turnpike.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4bc530\" data-id=\"d4bc530\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2118976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2118976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6_StowCreekArea-sm.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Stow Creek area\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU1MzYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wM1wvNl9TdG93Q3JlZWtBcmVhLXNtLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6_StowCreekArea-sm-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15536\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6_StowCreekArea-sm-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6_StowCreekArea-sm-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6_StowCreekArea-sm-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6_StowCreekArea-sm.jpg 1358w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Stow Creek area<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-472ea86c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"472ea86c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4caf3191\" data-id=\"4caf3191\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-345827e2 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"345827e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/barnegat-light-february-16-2022\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">Previous<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">Barnegat Light, February 16, 2022<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/belleplain-state-forest-april-2022\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--label\">Next<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Belleplain State Forest, April 2022<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a fine warm day with light clouds and a bit of wind; 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