Leaders: Brian Moscatello, Shaun Bamford, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom
Temp: 75° F
Winds: SE 4 mph
Weather Conditions: mostly sunny
A few Purple Martin nestlings were still visible in the houses, but significantly fewer birds were in the area than last week. American Oystercatchers gave us nice scope views and one pair buzzed the beach while calling.
29 species
Species | Count |
Canada Goose | 3 |
Mute Swan | 15 |
Mallard | 24 |
Mourning Dove | 2 |
Chimney Swift | 1 |
American Oystercatcher | 4 |
Killdeer | 1 |
Spotted Sandpiper | 1 |
Laughing Gull | 50 |
Herring Gull | 4 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 12 |
Least Tern | 10 |
Forster’s Tern | 20 |
Royal Tern | 1 |
Great Egret | 1 |
Osprey | 1 |
Eastern Kingbird | 1 |
Fish Crow | 2 |
Tree Swallow | 1 |
Purple Martin | 40 |
Carolina Wren | 3 |
European Starling | 6 |
Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
Field Sparrow | 2 |
Brown-headed Cowbird | 7 |
Common Grackle | 5 |
Common Yellowthroat | 1 |
Northern Cardinal | 2 |
Indigo Bunting | 1 |