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Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 21, 2026

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom

Temp: 67°F

Winds: NNE 17 mph

Weather Conditions: cloudy

Heislerville WMA – 1:25pm

22 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 6
Mute Swan 2
Black-bellied Plover 4
Semipalmated Plover 26
Short-billed Dowitcher 16
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Dunlin 18
White-rumped Sandpiper 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper 260
Laughing Gull 8
Ring-billed Gull 2
American Herring Gull 4
Least Tern 4
Forster’s Tern 10
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Great Egret 3
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 2
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 2

 

East Point Lighthouse – 2:35pm

19 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 2
Semipalmated Plover 5
Willet 2
Willet - Ruth Bergstrom

Willet photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Ruddy Turnstone 65
Semipalmated Sandpiper 15
American Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s Tern 12
Royal Tern 2
Royal Tern - Ruth Bergstrom

Royal Tern photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 4
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 4
European Starling 2
Seaside Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Boat-tailed Grackle 3
Northern Cardinal 1

 

Thompson’s Beach and Road – 3:19pm

14 species

Species Count
Clapper Rail 6
Semipalmated Plover 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 12
Willet 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 18
Laughing Gull 5
American Herring Gull 2
Forster’s Tern 2
Osprey 10
Bald Eagle 2
Marsh Wren 4
Seaside Sparrow 5
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 2
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