Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Adehl Schwaderer
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Over the weekend, the attendees of our Coastal Birding at Stone Harbor Point braved the cold and were rewarded with 33 total species for the day! The group was treated to close up views of Red-throated and Common Loons, along with sightings of Horned Grebes and Long-tailed Ducks.
Thank you to everyone that joined us for this fun special field trip, as well as our volunteer naturalists that helped to lead it! If you are interested in attending one of our programs, be sure to click the Calendar of Events tab to view all of our upcoming programs!
Stone Harbor Point – 12:52pm
18 species
| Species | Count |
| Black Scoter | 6 |
| Long-tailed Duck | 6 |
| Bufflehead | 1 |
| Horned Grebe | 2 |
| Piping Plover | 1 |
| Ruddy Turnstone | 2 |
| Sanderling | 115 |
| Dunlin | 250 |
| Purple Sandpiper | 4 |
| Herring Gull | 31 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 4 |
| Red-throated Loon | 2 |
| Common Loon | 2 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
| American Kestrel | 1 |
| Savannah Sparrow | 3 |
| Savannah Sparrow (Ipswich) | 5 |
| Song Sparrow | 1 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | 3 |
Nummy Island – 2:06pm
7 species
| Species | Count |
| Brant | 175 |
| Dunlin | 65 |
| Greater Yellowlegs | 1 |
| Willet (Western) | 1 |
| Herring Gull | 2 |
| Red-throated Loon | 3 |
| Common Loon | 4 |
North Wildwood: Hereford Inlet Lighthouse and gardens – 2:24pm
10 species
| Species | Count |
| Brant | 6 |
| Canada Goose | 2 |
| Long-tailed Duck | 8 |
| Sanderling | 18 |
| Dunlin | 85 |
| Herring Gull | 35 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 22 |
| Red-throated Loon | 1 |
| Common Loon | 16 |
| House Sparrow | 17 |
Cape May NWR: Two-Mile Unit – 3:12pm
8 species
| Species | Count |
| Surf Scoter | 2 |
| Black Scoter | 40 |
| Sanderling | 30 |
| Dunlin | 150 |
| Herring Gull | 32 |
| Red-throated Loon | 1 |
| Northern Gannet | 40 |
| Great Cormorant | 1 |
Ocean Drive: Coast Guard Ponds – 3:51pm
9 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 6 |
| Gadwall | 2 |
| American Wigeon | 3 |
| Mallard | 2 |
| American Black Duck | 11 |
| Northern Pintail | 7 |
| Hooded Merganser | 1 |
| Herring Gull | 55 |
| European Starling | 75 |
