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Birds of Nummy Island – April 12, 2023

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard

Temp: 81°F

Winds: WSW 18-20 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

Stone Harbor Point – 4:33pm

20 species

Species Count
Brant 4
American Black Duck 2
American Oystercatcher 2
Sanderling 55
Dunlin 550
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 4
Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Forster’s Tern 3
Common Loon 1
Northern Gannet 4
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Brown Pelican 1
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 2
Fish Crow 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Song Sparrow 2

 

Nummy Island – 5:18pm

28 species

Species Count
Brant 150
American Black Duck 6
Greater Scaup 2
American Oystercatcher 4
Black-bellied Plover 4
Whimbrel 3
Dunlin 450
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Willet (Eastern) 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 250
Herring Gull 35
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Forster’s Tern 4
Common Loon 3
Double-crested Cormorant 85
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Tricolored Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey (carolinensis) 3
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 1
Fish Crow 3
Savannah Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Boat-tailed Grackle 4

 

3300 New Jersey Ave: Wildwood NJ – 6:18pm

5 species

Species Count
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 18
European Starling 12
American Robin 6
House Sparrow 6
Common Grackle 4