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Birds of Nummy Island – April 28, 2021

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Sharon Meeker

Temp: 86° F

Winds:  WSW 10-14 mph

Weather Conditions:  partly cloudy

Nummy Island – 4:52pm

28 species

Species Count
Brant (Atlantic) 35
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 1
Long-tailed Duck 1
Mourning Dove 2
Clapper Rail 12
American Oystercatcher 14
Whimbrel 4
Short-billed Dowitcher 14
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Willet 24
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Laughing Gull 650
Herring Gull 14
Great Black-backed Gull 9
Forster’s Tern 6
Double-crested Cormorant 28
Great Egret 6
Snowy Egret 3
Tricolored Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 14
Osprey 12
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 18
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Boat-tailed Grackle 10
Common Yellowthroat 1

 

Stone Harbor Point – 5:59pm

5 species

Species Count
Sanderling 28
Purple Sandpiper 7
Laughing Gull 12
Herring Gull 6
Northern Gannet 8