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Higbee Beach Birding – May 5, 2023

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Jackie Parker, Barry Hershfeld, Sharon Meeker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: mostly sunny. 45 species Species Count Mallard 3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Mourning Dove 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Greater Yellowlegs 3 Laughing Gull 5 Herring Gull 4 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Common Loon 2 Double-crested Cormorant…...

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Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 4, 223

Leaders: Shaun Bamford Chris Marks Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 56°F Winds: N 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: overcast. Heislerville WMA – 1:28pm 33 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 American Black Duck 2 Bufflehead 1 Clapper Rail 4 Black-bellied Plover 2 Semipalmated Plover 1 Dunlin 6 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Greater Yellowlegs 4…...

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Birds of Belleplain – May 4, 2023

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Barry Hershfeld, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 44°F Winds:  WNW 9 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny. 44 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mourning Dove 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Laughing Gull 6 Herring Gull 2 Black Vulture 1 Turkey Vulture 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 American Kestrel 1 Eastern Phoebe…...

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Birds of Nummy Island – May 3, 2023

Leaders: Shaun Bamford Chris Marks Chris and Gerry Dewaghe Temp: 55°F Winds:  WNW 8-10 mph Weather Conditions: overcast. 23 species Species Count Clapper Rail (Atlantic Coast) 2 American Oystercatcher 4 Sanderling 112 Dunlin (hudsonia) 60 Purple Sandpiper 3 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Willet (Eastern) 4 Laughing Gull 4 Herring Gull (American)…...

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