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Migration at the Point – September 29, 2021

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins

Temp: 65° F

Winds:  NW 10-12 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

50 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 6
Mute Swan 7
Northern Shoveler 2
Gadwall 2
American Wigeon 3
Mallard 24
Northern Pintail 3
Green-winged Teal 10
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 6
Mourning Dove 6
Laughing Gull 14
Herring Gull 16
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 24
Royal Tern 22
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Egret 1
White Ibis 6
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper’s Hawk 9
Bald Eagle 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 6
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 25
American Kestrel 12
Peregrine Falcon 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 36
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 6
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 4
House Sparrow 6
House Finch 12
Red-winged Blackbird 36
Common Grackle 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 15
Northern Parula 3
Palm Warbler (Western) 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 30