Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Ruth Bergstrom, Alan Crawford, John McElroy, Holly Lemieux
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Weather Conditions:
A humid morning with temps in the low 80’s but with a nice breeze off the water. Least Tern and American Oystercatcher chicks were abundant, and the juvenile Virginia Rail, Yellow-breasted Chat and Indigo Bunting were highlights.
34 species
Species | Count |
Canada Goose | 29 |
Mute Swan | 2 |
Mallard | 18 |
American Black Duck | 1 |
Mourning Dove | 4 |
Chimney Swift | 1 |
Virginia Rail | 1 |
American Oystercatcher | 15 |
Killdeer | 2 |
Lesser Yellowlegs | 1 |
Laughing Gull | 8 |
Herring Gull | 1 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 5 |
Least Tern | 40 |
Forster’s Tern | 2 |
Snowy Egret | 3 |
White Ibis | 18 |
Osprey | 3 |
American Crow | 4 |
Fish Crow | 2 |
Purple Martin | 22 |
Barn Swallow | 1 |
Carolina Wren | 2 |
European Starling | 11 |
Gray Catbird | 1 |
House Finch | 1 |
Field Sparrow | 4 |
Song Sparrow | 1 |
Yellow-breasted Chat | 1 |
Red-winged Blackbird | 20 |
Common Grackle | 8 |
Common Yellowthroat | 2 |
Northern Cardinal | 1 |
Indigo Bunting | 2 |