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Higbee Beach Birding – May 5, 2023

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Jackie Parker, Barry Hershfeld, Sharon Meeker

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Weather Conditions: mostly sunny.

45 species

Species Count
Mallard 3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Mourning Dove 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Laughing Gull 5
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Common Loon 2
Double-crested Cormorant 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 2
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Merlin 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
White-eyed Vireo 6
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 6
Purple Martin 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 12
Gray Catbird 3
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 12
Savannah Sparrow 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
Common Grackle 3
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Parula 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 6
Northern Cardinal 9
Blue Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 6