Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn
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It was the perfect afternoon to be out on the Osprey for the final CMBO Migration Cruise of the season. Shorebirds are still plentiful, and we had close-up looks at many of them including Marbled Godwits, Ruddy Turnstones, Semi-palmated Plovers, Red Knots, American Oystercatchers, Black-bellied Plovers and Sanderlings. We also got close to Caspian, Royal and Forsters Terns, as well as both Black and Yellow-crowned Night Herons. On the return trip, one of our participants found a handsome adult Peregrine Falcon tucked into a bridge support overhead.
Ocean Drive–Bree-Zee-Lee Marina – 1:35pm
20 species
| Species | Count |
| Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) | 10 |
| American Oystercatcher | 18 |
| Black-bellied Plover | 60 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | 2 |
| Ruddy Turnstone | 14 |
| Sanderling | 4 |
| Dunlin | 12 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | 15 |
| Laughing Gull | 40 |
| Herring Gull | 60 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 6 |
| Forster’s Tern | 38 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 30 |
| Little Blue Heron | 1 |
| Great Egret | 13 |
| Great Blue Heron | 1 |
| Osprey | 10 |
| Belted Kingfisher | 2 |
| Fish Crow | 4 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
Jarvis Sound – 2:23pm
30 species
| Species | Count |
| Clapper Rail | 1 |
| American Oystercatcher | 30 |
| Black-bellied Plover | 40 |
| Semipalmated Plover | 8 |
| Marbled Godwit | 7 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | 8 |
| Greater Yellowlegs | 16 |
| Red Knot | 5 |
| Sanderling | 4 |
| Dunlin | 8 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | 14 |
| Laughing Gull | 12 |
| Herring Gull | 19 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 4 |
| Caspian Tern | 7 |
| Forster’s Tern | 40 |
| Royal Tern | 15 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 14 |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | 2 |
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron photo by Kathy Horn |
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| Black-crowned Night Heron | 2 |
| Snowy Egret | 6 |
| Green Heron | 1 |
| Great Egret | 18 |
| Great Blue Heron | 3 |
| Turkey Vulture | 1 |
| Osprey | 7 |
| Bald Eagle | 3 |
| Belted Kingfisher | 1 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 |
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Peregrine Falcon photo by Kathy Horn |
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| Boat-tailed Grackle | 2 |








