{"id":16373,"date":"2025-03-26T18:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T22:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/?p=16373"},"modified":"2025-03-30T10:58:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T14:58:40","slug":"salem-county-nj-march-19-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/salem-county-nj-march-19-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Salem County, NJ, March 19, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16373\" class=\"elementor elementor-16373\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36a6e36e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36a6e36e\" 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-68a0740d\" data-id=\"68a0740d\" 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-4293e49e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4293e49e\" 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-1c406bc\" data-id=\"1c406bc\" 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-4476b26b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4476b26b\" 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-large\">Salem County, NJ, March 19, 2025<\/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-7c0c7c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c0c7c6\" 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-bd62bd9\" data-id=\"bd62bd9\" 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-94ca5b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94ca5b3\" 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-71e8d97\" data-id=\"71e8d97\" 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-0304bc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0304bc8\" 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>Background:\u00a0 The Mannington Meadows region of Salem County includes nearly 6000 acres of varied habitats, with little sprawl, but only a small portion is officially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njconservation.org\/press_release\/476-acres-of-agricultural-and-ecological-treasures-preserved\/\">preserved. <\/a>Stow Creek to the east is part of the large <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anyplaceamerica.com\/directory\/nj\/salem-county-34033\/parks\/mad-horse-creek-fish-and-wildlife-management-area-884394\/\">Mad Horse Creek WMA<\/a>, with forests and large salt marshes. Pedricktown (Old Man&#8217;s Creek) to the north and west of Mannington is one of the brackish estuaries that form the Jersey shore of the Delaware River, north as far as Trenton. Though heavily developed, these wetlands have hidden treasures for the curious naturalist.<\/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-b303710 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b303710\" 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-66093f7\" data-id=\"66093f7\" 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-d1351c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1351c1\" 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 day of the ML Birders\u00a0 trip began chilly but perfectly calm. By afternoon, the temperature was well into the 60s. After a delay due to an accident on I-295, our first\u00a0 highlight was a group of 9 Sandhill cranes at the Pedricktown causeway on a falling tide. Another pair was at Mannington Meadows, wading in the water, calling, and generally putting on a show.<\/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-681f82e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"681f82e\" 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-755e940\" data-id=\"755e940\" 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-cadc0dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cadc0dd\" 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<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201891-2-1024x546.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16385\" alt=\"Sandhill Cranes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201891-2-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201891-2-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201891-2-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201891-2-1536x820.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201891-2-2048x1093.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sandhill Cranes (RK)<\/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-25e157e\" data-id=\"25e157e\" 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-28c089c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28c089c\" 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<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201894-2-1024x817.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16384\" alt=\"Sandhill Cranes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201894-2-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201894-2-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201894-2-768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201894-2-1536x1225.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201894-2.jpg 1819w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sandhill Cranes (RK)<\/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-c600542 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c600542\" 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-060d0be\" data-id=\"060d0be\" 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-9044021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9044021\" 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>\u00a0It was a great day for vultures; there were Turkey Vultures and Black Vultures in the air almost all day. Also a good day for eagles \u2014 all ages, but mostly adults at nests, about 8 nests total around Mannington and Stow Creek. Other raptors included N. Harrier, Kestrel, Coopers Hawk, Red-tail. An Osprey was calling at Money Island but was never seen.<\/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-36b99c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36b99c2\" 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-13d423b\" data-id=\"13d423b\" 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-e8ef97d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8ef97d\" 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<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3132.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16374\" alt=\"Black Vultures\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3132.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3132-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Black Vultures (JA)<\/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-6e7dcdb\" data-id=\"6e7dcdb\" 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-e093ade elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e093ade\" 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<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201909-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16387\" alt=\"Bald Eagle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201909-2.jpg 952w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201909-2-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201909-2-768x617.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bald Eagle (RK)<\/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-bc56572 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc56572\" 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-5fca6bf\" data-id=\"5fca6bf\" 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-bb5e4f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb5e4f7\" 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>At Featherbed Lane (Sharptown) we were too early, apparently, for Meadowlarks; but other birds were lined up on the wire. <\/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-ca43931 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca43931\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76fc0f6\" data-id=\"76fc0f6\" 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-a91112d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a91112d\" 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<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201904-2-1024x824.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16382\" alt=\"Tree Swallow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201904-2-1024x824.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201904-2-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201904-2-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201904-2.jpg 1324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tree Swallow (RK)<\/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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-91fe046\" data-id=\"91fe046\" 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-2268884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2268884\" 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<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3113.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16377\" alt=\"Eastern Bluebird\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3113.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3113-300x211.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Eastern Bluebird (JA)<\/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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c90d037\" data-id=\"c90d037\" 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-2633418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2633418\" 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<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3112.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16376\" alt=\"Red-winged Blackbird\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3112.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3112-300x213.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Red-winged Blackbird (JA)<\/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-1663aee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1663aee\" 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-9aec851\" data-id=\"9aec851\" 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-ab0f30c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab0f30c\" 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>Stow Creek\u2019s pond, near the end of the road into the marsh, had a good-sized flock of Greater Yellowlegs, a few Wilson&#8217;s snipe, and Green-winged Teal. Pied Billed Grebes and Teal were at Mannington. Land birds were very scarce.<\/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-cbd65ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbd65ed\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24b6a2a\" data-id=\"24b6a2a\" 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-087f092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"087f092\" 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<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201931-2-1024x822.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16390\" alt=\"Greater Yellowlegs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201931-2-1024x822.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201931-2-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201931-2-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201931-2.jpg 1084w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Greater Yellowlegs (RK)<\/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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3895622\" data-id=\"3895622\" 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-fb3dc6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb3dc6b\" 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<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201924-2-1024x816.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16388\" alt=\"Pied-billed Grebe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201924-2-1024x816.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201924-2-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201924-2-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201924-2.jpg 1331w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pied-billed Grebe (RK)<\/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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-800e96d\" data-id=\"800e96d\" 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-70612d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70612d9\" 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<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201927-2-1024x822.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16389\" alt=\"Green-winged Teal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201927-2-1024x822.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201927-2-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201927-2-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7201927-2.jpg 1508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Green-winged Teal (RK)<\/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-f89ad51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f89ad51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab8c28f\" data-id=\"ab8c28f\" 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-2775764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2775764\" 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>List: 42 species<\/p><p>Canada Goose<br \/>Mute Swan<br \/>Wood Duck<br \/>Mallard<br \/>American Black Duck<br \/>Green-winged Teal<br \/>Pied-billed Grebe<br \/>Rock Pigeon<br \/>Mourning Dove <br \/>Sandhill Crane <br \/>Long-billed Dowitcher<br \/>Wilson&#8217;s Snipe<br \/>Lesser Yellowlegs<br \/>Greater Yellowlegs<br \/>Ring-billed Gull<br \/>Double-crested Cormorant<br \/>Great Blue Heron<br \/>Black Vulture<br \/>Turkey Vulture <br \/>Osprey <br \/>Northern Harrier<br \/>Cooper&#8217;s Hawk<br \/>Bald Eagle<br \/>Red-tailed Hawk<br \/>Red-bellied Woodpecker<br \/>Downy Woodpecker<br \/>Northern Flicker<br \/>American Kestrel<br \/>Blue Jay<br \/>Crow, sp, probably American<br \/>Crow, sp, probably Fish<br \/>Tree Swallow<br \/>Carolina Wren<br \/>Eastern Bluebird<br \/>American Robin<br \/>Northern Mockingbird <br \/>European Starling <br \/>House Sparrow <br \/>House Finch<br \/>Song Sparrow<br \/>Red-winged Blackbird<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-83cc583 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83cc583\" 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-8822da4\" data-id=\"8822da4\" 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-d4a4b9c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4a4b9c\" 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>Particpants:\u00a0<\/p><p>Back row, Robert Koch, Laurie Larson, David Wurster;<\/p><p>Front row, Judy Austermiller, Ethel Cebra, Miriam Swartz.<\/p><p>Photos are\u00a0 by Judy (JA), Robert (RK) and David (DW).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efcb3c3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efcb3c3\" 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<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1932\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Salem-03192025-Group-Shot-DSC01176-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16380\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Salem-03192025-Group-Shot-DSC01176-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Salem-03192025-Group-Shot-DSC01176-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Salem-03192025-Group-Shot-DSC01176-1024x773.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Salem-03192025-Group-Shot-DSC01176-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Salem-03192025-Group-Shot-DSC01176-1536x1159.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/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-28b3fa0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28b3fa0\" 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-5fed919\" data-id=\"5fed919\" 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-40da6ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40da6ac\" 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>These maps show the route we took (click to enlarge).<\/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-e0957c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0957c0\" 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-14 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f27634\" data-id=\"8f27634\" 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-7d62051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d62051\" 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\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map1_overview.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Map 1 - Overview\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTY0MDksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wM1wvU0FMRU1fbWFwMV9vdmVydmlldy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map1_overview-561x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16409\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map1_overview-561x1024.jpg 561w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map1_overview-164x300.jpg 164w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map1_overview-768x1403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map1_overview-841x1536.jpg 841w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map1_overview.jpg 922w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/>\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\">Map 1 - Overview<\/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-14 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-03c64bc\" data-id=\"03c64bc\" 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-eaad963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eaad963\" 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\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Map 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTY0MTAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wM1wvU0FMRU1fbWFwMi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"976\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map2-839x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16410\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map2-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map2-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map2-768x938.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map2-1258x1536.jpg 1258w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map2.jpg 1386w\" 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\">Map 2<\/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-14 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-38e78d7\" data-id=\"38e78d7\" 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-5e79e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e79e79\" 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\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Map 3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTY0MTEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wM1wvU0FMRU1fbWFwMy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map3-1024x1010.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16411\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map3-1024x1010.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map3-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map3-768x757.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map3-1536x1515.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map3.jpg 1726w\" 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\">Map 3<\/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-14 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c13d14\" data-id=\"2c13d14\" 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-6048926 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6048926\" 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\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map4.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Map 4\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTY0MTIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wM1wvU0FMRU1fbWFwNC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map4-1024x756.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16412\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map4-1024x756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map4-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map4-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map4-1536x1134.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map4-2048x1511.jpg 2048w\" 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\">Map 4<\/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-14 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad04445\" data-id=\"ad04445\" 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-4030077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4030077\" 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\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map5.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Map 5\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTY0MTMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wM1wvU0FMRU1fbWFwNS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map5-969x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16413\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map5-969x1024.jpg 969w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map5-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map5-768x812.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map5-1453x1536.jpg 1453w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map5.jpg 1582w\" 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\">Map 5<\/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-14 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-29406c8\" data-id=\"29406c8\" 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-b42e199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b42e199\" 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\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map6.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Map 6\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTY0MTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wM1wvU0FMRU1fbWFwNi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map6-1024x868.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16414\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map6-1024x868.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map6-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map6-768x651.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map6-1536x1302.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map6.jpg 1914w\" 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\">Map 6<\/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-14 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4b235b\" data-id=\"a4b235b\" 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-a81f79b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a81f79b\" 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\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map7.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Map 7\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTY0MTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wM1wvU0FMRU1fbWFwNy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map7-854x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16415\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map7-854x1024.jpg 854w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map7-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map7-768x921.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map7-1281x1536.jpg 1281w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SALEM_map7.jpg 1394w\" 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\">Map 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