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Birds Before Beach – August 1, 2023

Leaders: Brian Moscatello, Shaun Bamford, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom

Temp: 73°F

Winds: N 9mph

Weather Conditions: sunny

32 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 8
Mallard 50
Mourning Dove 3
American Oystercatcher 5
Killdeer 1
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 30
Laughing Gull 40
Herring Gull 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Least Tern 5
Forster’s Tern 12
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 7
Osprey 6
Eastern Kingbird 2
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Purple Martin 45
Tree Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 9
Northern Mockingbird 3
House Sparrow 2
American Goldfinch 1
Field Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Cardinal 1