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Migration at the Point – May 24, 2023

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Alan Crawford

Temp: 54°F

Winds:   NE 2-5 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny

44 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 11
Mallard 3
Black Scoter 2
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 38
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 25
Herring Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Least Tern 24
Forster’s Tern 4
Common Loon 1
Sooty Shearwater 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Brown Pelican 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 17
Osprey 8
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 1
Purple Martin 25
Barn Swallow 5
House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 5
European Starling 9
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 5
American Robin 3
House Sparrow 12
House Finch 5
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 28
Common Yellowthroat 3
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 10
Northern Cardinal 6