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Higbee Beach Birding – October 21, 2022

Leaders (7:30am) group 1: Chris Marks, Barry Hershfeld, Erik Bruhnke

Leaders (7:45am) group 2: Jackie Parker, Bernie Hodgdon, Keith Parker

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7:30am Group

46 species

Species Count
Northern Shoveler 30
Mallard 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 25
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
Cooper’s Hawk 4
Bald Eagle 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 9
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 6
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 25
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 15
Gray Catbird 3
Brown Thrasher 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 20
Cedar Waxwing 10
House Finch 10
Purple Finch 18
American Goldfinch 6
Clay-colored Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Red-winged Blackbird 200
Brown-headed Cowbird 30
Common Grackle 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 100
Northern Cardinal 3

 

7:45am Group

37 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 28
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 9
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 20
American Crow 6
Tufted Titmouse 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 12
Gray Catbird 14
Brown Thrasher 5
Eastern Bluebird 6
Hermit Thrush 3
American Robin 7
House Finch 15
Purple Finch 8
American Goldfinch 30
Field Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 6
Eastern Towhee 3
Red-winged Blackbird 70
Common Grackle 75
American Redstart 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Northern Cardinal 8
Indigo Bunting 1