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Birds Before Beach – August 11, 2026

Leaders: Brian Moscatello, Shaun Bamford, Bernie Hodgdon, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom

Temp: 75° F

Winds: NW 8 mph

Weather Conditions: cloudy

Increasing flocks of Tree Swallows were swirling overhead or resting on beach.

29 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 1
Mute Swan 12
Mallard 30
Mourning Dove 14
American Oystercatcher 4
Short-billed Dowitcher 8
Sanderling 24
Laughing Gull 80
American Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 24
Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
Least Tern 7
Forster’s Tern 2
Common Tern 24
Royal Tern 18
White Ibis 22
Great Egret 5
Osprey 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 2
Tree Swallow 275
Purple Martin 5
Barn Swallow 10
Carolina Wren 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
Field Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 24
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