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Bayshore Birding at it’s Best – December 8, 2024

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Shaun Bamford, Barry Hershfeld

Temp: 53°F

Winds: WSW 5-10 mph

Weather Conditions: partly cloudy

US-New Jersey-Port Norris Mauricetown Rd pond– 10:15am

6 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 85
Ring-necked Duck 50
Ruddy Duck 35
Turkey Vulture 1
American Robin 25
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2

 

Bivalve–Strawberry Ave.– 10:42am

12 species 

Species Count
Canada Goose 50
American Black Duck 4
Green-winged Teal 68
Black-bellied Plover 4
Killdeer 6
Dunlin 175
Ring-billed Gull 5
American Herring Gull 25
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Northern Harrier 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1

 

Bivalve–High St– 11:16am

6 species

Species Count
American Black Duck 2
Ring-billed Gull 55
American Herring Gull 250
Great Black-backed Gull 45
Double-crested Cormorant 1
European Starling 220

 

Bivalve—Strawberry Ave– 11:31am

8 species

Species Count
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 4
Killdeer 5
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2

 

US-New Jersey-Bridgeton-Dragon Fly WMA– 12:25pm

6 species

Species Count
Turkey Vulture 6
Bald Eagle 1
Carolina Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Goldfinch 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4

 

Green Swamp – 1:10pm

1 species

Species Count
Bald Eagle 2

 

Dividing Creek–Maple Ave.– 1:40pm

8 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 35
Gadwall 3
Bufflehead 50
Hooded Merganser 8
Ring-billed Gull 35
American Herring Gull 24
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Bald Eagle 1