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Migration at the Point – October 16, 2024

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins

Temp: 53° F

Winds:  NW 15-20 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

64 species

Species Count
Brant 3
Canada Goose 37
Mute Swan 11
Blue-winged Teal 1
Northern Shoveler 4
Gadwall 2
American Wigeon 1
Mallard 19
American Black Duck 4
Green-winged Teal 25
Ring-necked Duck 2
Black Scoter 125
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 1
American Coot 1
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull (American) 18
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Royal Tern 19
Northern Gannet 1
Double-crested Cormorant 11
Great Egret 1
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 48
Northern Harrier 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 90
Cooper’s Hawk 12
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 3
Merlin 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Phoebe 10
Blue Jay 87
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tree Swallow 65
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 10
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 7
Gray Catbird 7
Northern Mockingbird 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 42
House Sparrow 8
House Finch 85
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 7
Song Sparrow 15
Swamp Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 225
Brown-headed Cowbird 21
Rusty Blackbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Palm Warbler 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler 325