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Higbee Beach Birding – April 29, 2022

Leaders (7:30am) group 1: Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard

Leaders (7:45am) group 2: Mary Watkins, Jackie Parker, Bernie Hodgdon

Temp: 62° F

Winds:  NW 1-3 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

7:30am Group

33 species

Species Count
Mallard 3
Mourning Dove 5
Laughing Gull 10
Herring Gull 5
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
American Kestrel 1
White-eyed Vireo 8
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Fish Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
Barn Swallow 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Carolina Wren 16
Cedar Waxwing 12
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
White-throated Sparrow 10
Eastern Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Common Grackle 2
Swainson’s Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Prairie Warbler 4
Northern Cardinal 4

 

7:45am Group

35 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Black Scoter 4
Mourning Dove 4
Laughing Gull 11
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
White-eyed Vireo 8
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Carolina Wren 14
European Starling 1
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 5
American Goldfinch 2
White-throated Sparrow 8
Eastern Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle 4
Swainson’s Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Prairie Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 6