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Birding the Ocean City Rookery – July 12, 2024

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins

Temp: 74° F

Winds: S 10-15 mph

Weather Conditions: rain showers

19 species

Species Count
American Oystercatcher 3
Laughing Gull 16
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Forster’s Tern 3
Yellow-crowned Night Heron 12
Black-crowned Night Heron 48
Little Blue Heron 5
Tricolored Heron 14
Snowy Egret 54
Great Egret 68
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
White Ibis 500
Glossy Ibis 6
Osprey 3
Fish Crow 6
Song Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 34
Boat-tailed Grackle 8