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Higbee Beach Birding – May 6, 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

40 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 4
Mourning Dove 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 16
Herring Gull 11
Double-crested Cormorant 48
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 8
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 5
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 3
Barn Swallow 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Carolina Wren 12
Eastern Bluebird 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Common Grackle 4
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Northern Parula 4
Yellow Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Northern Cardinal 5
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 4

 

7:45am Group

46 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 8
Mallard 4
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Laughing Gull 9
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Common Tern 3
Forster’s Tern 5
Common Loon 2
Double-crested Cormorant 24
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 2
Bald Eagle 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 8
White-eyed Vireo 8
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Carolina Wren 8
Gray Catbird 6
Cedar Waxwing 5
White-throated Sparrow 7
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle 3
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Swainson’s Warbler 1
Northern Parula 6
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Prairie Warbler 4
Northern Cardinal 11
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 5