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Higbee Beach Birding – October 1, 2021

Leaders (7:30am group): Melissa Roach, Chris Marks, Jackie Parker

Leaders (7:45am group): Mary Watkins, Dave Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon

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7:30 am group

43 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 14
Wood Duck 2
Mourning Dove 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Herring Gull 1
Common Loon 1
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Bald Eagle 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 25
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 6
Gray Catbird 6
Brown Thrasher 2
Veery 1
Cedar Waxwing 3
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 15
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Indigo Bunting 1

 

7:45 am group

37 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 4
Mourning Dove 2
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Double-crested Cormorant 22
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 18
Cooper’s Hawk 4
Bald Eagle 3
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 30
American Kestrel 2
Eastern Phoebe 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 16
American Crow 8
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 8
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 4
Brown Thrasher 2
American Goldfinch 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 3
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler 1
American Redstart 6
Northern Parula 1
Palm Warbler 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Blue Grosbeak 1