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Shorebirds at Heislerville – April 16, 2026

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom

Temp: 83°F

Winds: S 5 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny

Heislerville WMA – 1:32pm

22 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 6
Gadwall 1
American Black Duck 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Greater Yellowlegs 5
Dunlin 700
Laughing Gull 11
Ring-billed Gull 4
American Herring Gull 24
Black Skimmer 3
Forster’s Tern 12
Double-crested Cormorant 22
Great Egret 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 3
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 2
Northern Cardinal 1

 

East Point Lighthouse – 2:44pm

10 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 1
Willet 4
American Herring Gull 8
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s Tern 7
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Osprey 2
Tree Swallow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Boat-tailed Grackle 2

 

Thompson’s Beach and Road – 3:11pm

13 species

Species Count
Green-winged Teal 24
Clapper Rail 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Greater Yellowlegs 2
American Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s Tern 5
Osprey 6
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 1
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
New Jersey Audubon