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Birds of Nummy Island – May 14, 2025

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

Temp: 66°F

Winds: WSW 5-10 mph

Weather Conditions: Dense fog

Stone Harbor Point – 4:32pm

19 species 

Species Count
Mourning Dove 2
American Oystercatcher 2
Black-bellied Plover 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 20
Willet (Eastern) 4
Dunlin 50
Semipalmated Sandpiper 18
Laughing Gull 6
American Herring Gull 2
Black Skimmer 8
Forster’s Tern 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 2
House Finch 4
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 5
Yellow Warbler 2

 

Nummy Island – 5:34pm

24 species 

Species Count
Mallard 1
Clapper Rail (Atlantic Coast) 4
American Oystercatcher 2
Black-bellied Plover 4
Semipalmated Plover 46
Whimbrel 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 56
Willet (Eastern) 4
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Dunlin 44
Least Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 14
Laughing Gull 12
American Herring Gull 4
Black Skimmer 2
Forster’s Tern 3
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 1
Osprey 2
Fish Crow 4
Barn Swallow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Boat-tailed Grackle 4
Common Yellowthroat 1

 

3300 New Jersey Ave, Wildwood US-NJ 38.99144, -74.81537 – 5:34pm

4 species 

Species Count
Laughing Gull 5
Yellow-crowned Night Heron 8
European Starling 6
Common Grackle 4
New Jersey Audubon