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Birds of Nummy Island – May 22, 2024

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Lise Hardcastle, Tom Hardcastle, Holly Lemieux

Temp: 75°F

Winds: SSE 10-15 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

Stone Harbor Point – 4:31pm

30 species

Species Count
Black Scoter 1
American Oystercatcher 2
Black-bellied Plover 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 12
Willet (Eastern) 10
Red Knot 5
Sanderling 16
Purple Sandpiper 5
Semipalmated Sandpiper 14
Laughing Gull 26
Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Black Skimmer 5
Least Tern 6
Forster’s Tern 12
Royal Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Brown Pelican 1
Great Egret 1
Osprey 2
Fish Crow 3
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
House Finch 4
Seaside Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 3
Boat-tailed Grackle 2
Common Yellowthroat 1

 

Nummy Island – 5:45pm

22 species

Species Count
Clapper Rail 3
American Oystercatcher 2
Black-bellied Plover 22
Whimbrel 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 12
Willet (Eastern) 14
Ruddy Turnstone 3
Dunlin 65
Semipalmated Sandpiper 125
Laughing Gull 250
Herring Gull 12
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Black Skimmer 5
Forster’s Tern 6
Royal Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Great Egret 6
Osprey 6
Fish Crow 6
Barn Swallow 12
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Boat-tailed Grackle 6