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Birds of Nummy Island – May 10, 2023

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Chris Dewaghe, Gerry Dewaghe

Temp: 63°F

Winds: S 10-12 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

Stone Harbor Point – 4:24pm

31 species

Species Count
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 4
American Oystercatcher 4
Black-bellied Plover 1
Semipalmated Plover 10
Ruddy Turnstone 2
Sanderling 45
Purple Sandpiper 7
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Willet (Eastern) 12
Laughing Gull 8
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Forster’s Tern 6
Northern Gannet 1
Great Egret 1
Osprey 2
Fish Crow 3
Tree Swallow 4
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 2
House Sparrow 4
American Goldfinch 2
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 1
Song Sparrow 5
Eastern Towhee 2
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Boat-tailed Grackle 4
Northern Cardinal 2

 

Nummy Island – 6:00pm

21 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 4
Clapper Rail 6
American Oystercatcher 2
Black-bellied Plover 1
Whimbrel 6
Short-billed Dowitcher 25
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Willet (Eastern) 8
Laughing Gull 250
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Forster’s Tern 5
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 2
Osprey 4
Fish Crow 3
Barn Swallow 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 15
Boat-tailed Grackle 6
Common Yellowthroat 1

 

3300 New Jersey Ave, Wildwood – 6:25pm

4 species

Species Count
Laughing Gull 8
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 14
House Sparrow 6
Common Grackle 4