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Migration at the Point – October 9, 2024

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Alan Crawford 

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Weather Conditions: Cool, breezy, and sunny conditions. 

Good numbers of Monarchs added to the fun, including two radio-tagged Monarchs! 

35 species 

Species  Count 
Mute Swan  2 
Mallard  4 
Mourning Dove  8 
Killdeer  1 
Sanderling  8 
Laughing Gull  10 
Ring-billed Gull  4 
Herring Gull  12 
Great Black-backed Gull  8 
Lesser Black-backed Gull  3 
Forster’s Tern  1 
Royal Tern  14 
Double-crested Cormorant  8 
Turkey Vulture  2 
Osprey  8 
Northern Harrier  1 
Sharp-shinned Hawk  2 
Cooper’s Hawk  2 
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3 
Northern Flicker  2 
American Kestrel  4 
Eastern Phoebe  3 
Blue Jay  40 
American Crow  2 
Carolina Chickadee  2 
Tree Swallow  1800 
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3 
Carolina Wren  2 
European Starling  30 
Northern Mockingbird  11 
House Sparrow  8 
House Finch  12 
Red-winged Blackbird  30 
Common Grackle  3 
Yellow-rumped Warbler  60 
New Jersey Audubon