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Birds of Nummy Island – May 6, 2026

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

Temp: 64°F

Winds: S 10-15 mph

Weather Conditions: overcast

Stone Harbor Point – 4:32pm

21 species 

Species Count
Mourning Dove 3
American Oystercatcher 4
Black-bellied Plover 2
Willet (Eastern) 6
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Sanderling 25
Purple Sandpiper 2
Laughing Gull 12
American Herring Gull 6
Least Tern 2
Forster’s Tern 6
Great Egret 1
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 4
House Finch 2
Song Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Yellowthroat 1

 

Nummy Island – 5:32pm

24 species 

Species Count
Brant (Pale-bellied) 65
Clapper Rail (Atlantic Coast) 4
American Oystercatcher 2
Black-bellied Plover 3
Hudsonian Whimbrel 3
Willet (Eastern) 8
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 250
American Herring Gull 35
Black Skimmer 4
Least Tern 2
Forster’s Tern 8
Common Tern 3
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 3
Double-crested Cormorant 18
Yellow-crowned Night Heron 1
Tricolored Heron 1
Snowy Egret 2
Great Egret 4
Osprey 3
Barn Swallow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Boat-tailed Grackle 6

 

3300 New Jersey Ave, Wildwood US-NJ 38.99144, -74.81537 – 6:30pm

3 species 

Species Count
Laughing Gull 6
Yellow-crowned Night Heron 25
European Starling 4
New Jersey Audubon