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Birds of Nummy Island – May 8, 2024

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Barry Hershfeld, Kristal Stahler

Temp: 77°F

Winds: SW 8-10 mph

Weather Conditions: partly cloudy

Stone Harbor Point – 4:34pm

23 species

Species Count
American Oystercatcher 3
Black-bellied Plover 2
Semipalmated Plover 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 10
Willet (Eastern) 4
Sanderling 40
Laughing Gull 12
Herring Gull 4
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s Tern 2
Royal Tern 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Green Heron 1
Osprey 4
Carolina Wren 1
Gray Catbird 4
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 2
House Finch 4
Song Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 2
Boat-tailed Grackle 4
Common Yellowthroat 1

 

Nummy Island – 5:45pm

26 species

Species Count
Brant (Atlantic) 35
Black Scoter 2
Mourning Dove 2
Clapper Rail (Atlantic Coast) 3
American Oystercatcher 2
Black-bellied Plover 6
Semipalmated Plover 12
Short-billed Dowitcher 35
Willet (Eastern) 6
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Red Knot 103
Dunlin 12
Semipalmated Sandpiper 26
Laughing Gull 12
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Black Skimmer 25
Forster’s Tern 4
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Snowy Egret 1
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 1
Fish Crow 5
Seaside Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Boat-tailed Grackle 6
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