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Migration at the Point – May 15, 2024

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Brian Moscatello, Pam Hubert

Temp: 53°F

Winds:   E 15-20mph

Weather Conditions: heavy rain/overcast

48 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 3
Surf Scoter 3
White-winged Scoter 2
Black Scoter 40
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 8
American Oystercatcher 3
Purple Sandpiper 5
Laughing Gull 24
Herring Gull 9
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Black Skimmer 2
Least Tern 4
Forster’s Tern 20
Common Tern 3
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Green Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 7
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 12
Purple Martin 8
Barn Swallow 32
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 8
European Starling 4
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 5
Cedar Waxwing 4
House Sparrow 6
House Finch 4
Chipping Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 27
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1