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Birds Before Beach – July 9, 2024

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

Temp: 74° F

Winds: SSE 5 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny with fog

Good looks at a Black-crowned Night Heron, close shorebirds, and a small group of Snowy Egrets.

36 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 12
Mute Swan 20
Mallard 20
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 2
American Oystercatcher 1
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 3
Laughing Gull 24
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 12
Black Skimmer 1
Least Tern 3
Forster’s Tern 12
Forster's Tern - Ruth Bergstrom

Forster’s Tern photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Black-crowned Night Heron 1
Black-crowned Night Heron - Ruth Bergstrom

Black-crowned Night Heron photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Snowy Egret 5
Snowy Egret - Ruth Bergstrom

Snowy Egret photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Great Egret 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Fish Crow 4
Purple Martin 70
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 8
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 2
House Finch 2
Field Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 12
Common Yellowthroat 3
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 2