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Birding the Ocean City Rookery – May 24, 2024

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Chris Dewaghe, Gerry Dewaghe

Temp: 78°F

Winds:   SSE 3-5 mph

Weather Conditions: partly cloudy

26 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 10
Mallard 6
American Black Duck 3
Mourning Dove 2
Clapper Rail 2
American Oystercatcher 6
Laughing Gull 12
Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Forster’s Tern 2
Yellow-crowned Night Heron 14
Black-crowned Night Heron 28
Little Blue Heron 4
Tricolored Heron 2
Snowy Egret 22
Great Egret 26
White Ibis 250
Glossy Ibis 11
Osprey 4
Fish Crow 4
Barn Swallow 8
Marsh Wren 2
House Finch 8
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Boat-tailed Grackle 12