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Shorebirds at Heislerville – April 17, 2025

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

Temp: 61°F

Winds: WNW 12-21 mph

Weather Conditions: partly sunny

Heislerville WMA – 1:32pm

28 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 1
American Black Duck 7
Bufflehead 2
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Ruddy Duck 3
Black-bellied Plover 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Willet 5
Greater Yellowlegs 12
Dunlin 30
Semipalmated Sandpiper 3
Laughing Gull 39
Ring-billed Gull 11
American Herring Gull 35
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Black Skimmer 1
Forster’s Tern 8
Double-crested Cormorant 60
Snowy Egret 1
Great Blue Heron 6
Turkey Vulture 7
Osprey 5
Bald Eagle 3
Fish Crow 3
Tree Swallow 6
House Finch 2
Song Sparrow 1

 

East Point Lighthouse – 2:55pm

9 species

Species Count
Bonaparte’s Gull 3
Bonaparte's Gull - Ruth Bergstrom

Bonaparte’s Gull photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Laughing Gull 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
American Herring Gull 12
Double-crested Cormorant 16
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Boat-tailed Grackle 1

 

Thompson’s Beach and Road – 3:24pm

11 species

Species Count
American Black Duck 3
Green-winged Teal 12
Clapper Rail 1
Willet 2
Greater Yellowlegs 2
American Herring Gull 3
Forster’s Tern 1
Snowy Egret 4
Great Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 8