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Birds Before Beach – August 15, 2023

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom

Temp: 79°F

Winds: WSW 11mph

Weather Conditions: sunny

31 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 8
Mallard 30
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8
Mourning Dove 20
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
American Oystercatcher 4
Killdeer 4
Willet 2
Laughing Gull 35
Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 12
Least Tern 60
Common Tern 3
Forster’s Tern 5
Royal Tern 3
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Brown Pelican 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 4
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 1
Purple Martin 1
Tree Swallow 55
Barn Swallow 15
Carolina Wren 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
Field Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Northern Cardinal 2