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Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 5, 2022

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom

Temp: 71° F

Winds:  NW 5-10 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

34 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 12
Mute Swan 1
American Black Duck 1
Bufflehead 3
Black-bellied Plover 3
Semipalmated Plover 14
Red Knot 2
Dunlin 24
Semipalmated Sandpiper 85
Short-billed Dowitcher 125
Greater Yellowlegs 28
Willet (Eastern) 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Laughing Gull 35
Herring Gull 28
Great Black-backed Gull 12
Caspian Tern 2
Forster’s Tern 12
Black Skimmer 95
Double-crested Cormorant 135
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 5
Snowy Egret 1
Little Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 8
Osprey 5
Bald Eagle 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Barn Swallow 8
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 6
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6