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Hidden Corners of Belleplain – April 15, 2025

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Mary Watkins, Adehl Schwaderer, Barry Hershfeld, Caroline Behnke

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Overcast with some light sprinkles but we managed 47 species including a calling hooded warbler and 4 kestrels!

47 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 1
Wild Turkey 2
Mourning Dove 4
Laughing Gull 62
American Herring Gull 5
Double-crested Cormorant 22
Great Blue Heron 5
Black Vulture 13
Turkey Vulture 30
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
American Kestrel 4
Eastern Phoebe 3
White-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 11
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8
Carolina Wren 5
European Starling 6
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 8
American Goldfinch 8
Chipping Sparrow 6
Field Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
Common Grackle 7
Ovenbird 2
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Hooded Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 7
Yellow-throated Warbler 6
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 3
New Jersey Audubon