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Higbee Beach Birding – May 27, 2022

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

Leaders (7:45am) group 2: Mary Watkins, Guy Moody, Bernie Hodgdon

Temp: 65° F

Winds:  SSE 5-10 mph

Weather Conditions: overcast/foggy

7:30am Group

32 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Laughing Gull 4
Least Tern 5
Forster’s Tern 3
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Osprey 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
White-eyed Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Carolina Wren 8
Northern Mockingbird 1
Field Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Yellowthroat 1
Prairie Warbler 3
Northern Cardinal 3
Blue Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 10

 

7:45am Group

25 species

Species Count
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 5
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Laughing Gull 7
Osprey 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
White-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 10
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 1
Field Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Common Grackle 6
Swainson’s Warbler 1
American Redstart 2
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 12