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Birds of Nummy Island – May 20, 2026

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Holly Lemieux

Temp: 83°F

Winds: SSW 10-15 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

Stone Harbor Point – 4:47pm

21 species 

Species Count
Chimney Swift 1
American Oystercatcher 2
Black-bellied Plover 1
Semipalmated Plover 4
Willet (Eastern) 6
Sanderling 12
Laughing Gull 20
American Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Forster’s Tern 6
Glossy Ibis 8
Osprey 3
Fish Crow 4
Gray Catbird 5
Northern Mockingbird 2
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Prairie Warbler 1

 

Nummy Island – 5:39pm

25 species 

Species Count
American Black Duck 8
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 4
Clapper Rail 3
American Oystercatcher 2
Black-bellied Plover 2
Semipalmated Plover 4
Short-billed Dowitcher 3
Willet (Eastern) 4
Dunlin 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Laughing Gull 200
American Herring Gull 9
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Black Skimmer 10
Caspian Tern 2
Forster’s Tern 6
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Egret 1
Osprey 2
Fish Crow 2
Barn Swallow 6
Marsh Wren 1
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Boat-tailed Grackle 6

 

3300 New Jersey Ave, Wildwood US-NJ 38.99144, -74.81537 – 6:30pm

3 species 

Species Count
Laughing Gull 8
Yellow-crowned Night Heron 30
European Starling 4
New Jersey Audubon