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Brigantine and Mott’s Creek – January 28, 2024

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Chris Dewaghe, Gerry Dewaghe

Temp: 47°F

Winds: NNE 14-24 mph

Weather Conditions: fog and rain

 Edwin B. Forsythe NWR–Wildlife Drive – 1:32pm

32 species

Species Count
Snow Goose 1500
Brant (Atlantic) 85
Canada Goose 28
Blue-winged Teal 1
Northern Shoveler 125
Gadwall 45
American Wigeon 35
Mallard 15
American Black Duck 85
Northern Pintail 38
Green-winged Teal 24
Bufflehead 14
Common Goldeneye 1
Hooded Merganser 5
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Ruddy Duck 65
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Horned Grebe 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Dunlin 85
Ring-billed Gull 22
Herring Gull 45
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 1
Great Blue Heron 14
Northern Harrier 4
Bald Eagle 3
White-throated Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Boat-tailed Grackle 65

 

Edwin B. Forsythe NWR–Motts Creek – 4:06pm

3 species

Species Count
Herring Gull 2
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Northern Harrier 2