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Migration at the Point – October 11, 2023

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins

Temp: 65°F

Winds: W 0-3mph

Weather Conditions: clear

35 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 8
Muscovy Duck (Domestic type) 1
Mallard 3
Black Scoter 3
Laughing Gull 5
Herring Gull 3
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Common Tern 1
Forster’s Tern 10
Royal Tern 10
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Great Egret 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10
Cooper’s Hawk 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Merlin 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 12
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 6
House Sparrow 15
House Finch 4
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Boat-tailed Grackle 2
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 6
Northern Cardinal 2