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Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 23, 2024

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Chris & Gerry Dewaghe, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom

Temp: 77°F

Winds: ENE 6 mph

Weather Conditions: cloudy with some rain

Heislerville – 1:24pm

23 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 1
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 3
Mourning Dove 2
Black-bellied Plover 1
Killdeer 1
Semipalmated Plover 4
Ruddy Turnstone 30
Dunlin 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 12
Laughing Gull 6
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Black Skimmer 45
Forster’s Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 70
Snowy Egret 1
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 2
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 8

 

East Point Lighthouse– 2:25pm

23 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 10
Wild Turkey 1
Semipalmated Plover 1
Willet 2
Ruddy Turnstone 40
Red Knot 1
Dunlin 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 25
Laughing Gull 50
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Forster’s Tern 6
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Osprey 6
Bald Eagle 2
Purple Martin 6
Barn Swallow 4
House Sparrow 2
Seaside Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Boat-tailed Grackle 4
Common Yellowthroat 1

 

Thompson’s Beach and Road– 3:11pm

10 species

Species Count
Clapper Rail 12
Clapper Rail - Ruth Bergstrom

Clapper Rail photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Semipalmated Sandpiper 24
Laughing Gull 4
Herring Gull 7
Great Egret 1
Osprey 8
Barn Swallow 6
Marsh Wren 2
Seaside Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 12