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Higbee Beach Birding – May 24, 2024

Leaders (group 1): Adehl Schwaderer, Lynn Pollard, Dennis McKane

Leaders (group 2): Dave Pollard, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld, Bernie Hodgdon

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Weather Conditions: Warm, cloudy, occasional light drizzle. Walk abbreviated by arrival of a thunderstorm.

Lovely folks and nice views of Indigo Buntings even with lightening cutting the walk short!

Group 1

27 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 1
Laughing Gull 10
Forster’s Tern 1
Glossy Ibis 12
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
White-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Carolina Wren 5
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
Cedar Waxwing 16
American Goldfinch 1
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle 2
American Redstart 2
Prairie Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 6

 

Group 2

27 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 1
Laughing Gull 6
Herring Gull 5
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 25
Bald Eagle 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
White-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 3
Purple Martin 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Carolina Wren 8
Gray Catbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 30
American Goldfinch 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 8
Prairie Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 8
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 6
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