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Birding the Barrier Islands – November 12, 2022

Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard

Temp: 68°F

Winds: WSW 3-5 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

Stone Harbor Point – 1:04pm

21 species

Species Count
Black Scoter 36
American Oystercatcher 1
Sanderling 250
Dunlin 150
Ring-billed Gull 18
Herring Gull 35
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 12
Forster’s Tern 14
Royal Tern 2
Red-throated Loon 3
Northern Gannet 8
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 1
House Sparrow 3
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 2
Song Sparrow 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2

 

Avalon: 8th Street Jetty – 3:18pm

10 species – plus Humpback Whale

Species Count
Surf Scoter 62
Black Scoter 190
Purple Sandpiper 1
Bonaparte’s Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 12
Herring Gull 17
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Red-throated Loon 5
Northern Gannet 3
Double-crested Cormorant 12