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Birds of Nummy Island – April 23, 2025

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Holly Lemieux, Barry Hershfeld, Dennis McKane

Temp: 62°F

Winds: SSW 5-10 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

Stone Harbor Point – 4:35pm

14 species

Species Count
Brant (Atlantic) 12
American Oystercatcher 2
Willet (Eastern) 12
American Herring Gull 12
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Forster’s Tern 5
Red-throated Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Osprey 6
Northern Mockingbird 2
House Finch 3
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Northern Cardinal 2

 

Nummy Island – 5:30pm

29 species

Species Count
Brant 40
Canada Goose 4
Mallard 1
Surf Scoter 4
Black Scoter 1
Mourning Dove 2
Clapper Rail 3
American Oystercatcher 6
Whimbrel 6
Willet 4
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Dunlin 400
Laughing Gull 250
American Herring Gull 25
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Caspian Tern 2
Forster’s Tern 6
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Little Blue Heron 1
Tricolored Heron 1
Great Egret 5
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 1
Fish Crow 6
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Boat-tailed Grackle 10
Common Yellowthroat 1
New Jersey Audubon