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Migration at the Point – October 23, 2024

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins.

Temp: 60° F

Winds:  SSW 10-15 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

59 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 31
Mute Swan 9
Northern Shoveler 6
Gadwall 14
American Wigeon 7
Mallard 39
American Black Duck 9
Northern Pintail 11
Green-winged Teal 15
Ring-necked Duck 7
Surf Scoter 1
Black Scoter 120
Surf/Black Scoter 35
Mourning Dove 7
Killdeer 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Ruddy Turnstone 4
Laughing Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 2
American Herring Gull 25
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
Royal Tern 7
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
White Ibis 3
Great Egret 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 5
Merlin 1
Blue Jay 3
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 45
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 7
American Robin 225
Cedar Waxwing 78
House Sparrow 3
House Finch 95
American Goldfinch 3
Chipping Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Red-winged Blackbird 160
Brown-headed Cowbird 38
Boat-tailed Grackle 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 450
Northern Cardinal 5