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Birds of Nummy Island – April 17, 2024

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Barry Hershfeld

Temp: 57°F

Winds: SE 5-10 mph

Weather Conditions: overcast

 Stone Harbor Point – 4:31pm

21 species

Species Count
Black Scoter 4
Bufflehead 1
Mourning Dove 4
American Oystercatcher 2
Black-bellied Plover 1
Willet (Eastern) 4
Sanderling 24
Dunlin 6
Laughing Gull 12
Herring Gull 6
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s Tern 4
Northern Gannet 4
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Egret 1
Osprey 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 4
Eastern Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Northern Cardinal 2

 

Nummy Island – 5:16pm

22 species

Species Count
Brant (Atlantic) 50
American Black Duck 6
Bufflehead 2
Red-breasted Merganser 7
Clapper Rail 2
American Oystercatcher 6
Black-bellied Plover 10
Whimbrel 5
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Dunlin 350
Laughing Gull 10
Herring Gull 35
Great Black-backed Gull 28
Forster’s Tern 4
Common Loon 3
Double-crested Cormorant 28
Snowy Egret 1
Great Egret 2
Osprey 4
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Boat-tailed Grackle 10
Northern Cardinal 1

 

Avalon: 37th St. Heronry – 6:15pm

2 species

Species Count
Yellow-crowned Night Heron 2
Black-crowned Night Heron 2