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Higbee Beach Birding – October 9, 2026

Leaders: Jackie & Keith Parker, Aislinn Shilcusky, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld

Temp: 64°F

Winds: W 10 mph

Weather Conditions: Sunny

42 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Jacquelyn Parker

Yellow-billed Cuckoo photo by Jackie Parker

 
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Osprey 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Northern Harrier 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 25
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 50
American Crow 3
Common Raven 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 15
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 12
Carolina Wren 11
Gray Catbird 8
Brown Thrasher 10
Cedar Waxwing 34
House Finch 10
American Goldfinch 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 7
Cape May Warbler 9
Northern Parula 4
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 20
Northern Cardinal 6
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