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Higbee Beach Birding – October 13, 2023

Leaders (group 1): Chris Marks, Dave & Lynn Pollard

Leaders (group 2): Mary Watkins, Sally Lorbach, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld

Temp: 64° F

Winds:  NNW 3-5 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

Beautiful, almost windless, sunny morning. Plenty of yellow-rumped warblers and a nice mix of others. Highlights included Mourning Warbler, Swainson’s Thrush, and Summer Tanager.

Group 1

41 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 22
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Turkey Vulture 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 28
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 16
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 5
Gray Catbird 6
Brown Thrasher 2
American Robin 8
Cedar Waxwing 125
American Goldfinch 3
Chipping Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
White-throated Sparrow 16
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 8
Eastern Towhee 2
Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern) 5
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 250
Summer Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 2

 

Group 2

48 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 10
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Laughing Gull 4
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Bald Eagle 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 17
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 18
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 6
European Starling 22
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 4
Swainson’s Thrush 1
American Robin 2
Cedar Waxwing 150
White-throated Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 3
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
Common Grackle 3
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Mourning Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 200
Summer Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 3