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Higbee Beach Birding – August 19, 2022

Leaders (7:00am) group 1: Mary Watkins, Keith Parker

Leaders (7:15am) group 2: Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard

Temp: 78° F

Winds: 0-3 mph

Weather Conditions: sunny, warm

7:00am Group

35 species

Species Count
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Laughing Gull 10
Herring Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Osprey 3
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Kingbird 75
White-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 3
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Carolina Wren 9
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 3
Bobolink 20
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 18
Common Grackle 4
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 6
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3

 

7:15am Group

36 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Laughing Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 3
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 85
White-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 12
Barn Swallow 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 7
Gray Catbird 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 3
Bobolink 54
Orchard Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird 26
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 5
Yellow Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Blue Grosbeak 8
Indigo Bunting 6