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Shorebirds at Heislerville – April 20, 2023

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Barry Hershfeld

Temp: 65°F

Winds: E 10 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

Heislerville WMA – 1:41pm

28 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 14
Mute Swan 4
American Black Duck 2
Greater Scaup 25
Bufflehead 4
American Oystercatcher 2
Dunlin 250
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 85
Greater Yellowlegs 45
Lesser Yellowlegs 12
Laughing Gull 24
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 18
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s Tern 4
Black Skimmer 2
Double-crested Cormorant 150
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 6
Snowy Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey (carolinensis) 6
Bald Eagle 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Fish Crow 4
Marsh Wren 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 8

 

Glade Rd/Thompson’s Beach – 3:10pm

9 species

Species Count
Green-winged Teal 4
Clapper Rail 8
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Willet (Eastern) 2
Osprey (carolinensis) 6
Bald Eagle 2
Fish Crow 2
Barn Swallow 24
European Starling 6