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Birds Before Beach – August 9, 2022

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

Temp: 77°-83°F

Winds: SW 13 mph

Weather Conditions:

40 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 50
Mallard 8
Mourning Dove 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Killdeer 2
Sanderling 8
Least Sandpiper 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 6
Short-billed Dowitcher 8
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 10
Herring Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Least Tern 20
Common Tern 12
Forster’s Tern 12
Royal Tern 10
Black Skimmer 3
Brown Pelican 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 5
Osprey 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Purple Martin 12
Barn Swallow 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Carolina Wren 3
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Field Sparrow 1
Common Grackle 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Indigo Bunting 1