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Shorebirds at Heislerville – April 21, 2022

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Bernie Hodgdon

Temp: 61° F

Winds:   SSE 12-17 mph

Weather Conditions: overcast

Heislerville WMA – 1:26pm

34 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 11
Mute Swan 2
Blue-winged Teal 6
Gadwall 1
American Black Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Mourning Dove 2
Clapper Rail 1
American Oystercatcher 2
Dunlin 125
Short-billed Dowitcher 24
Greater Yellowlegs 18
Willet (Eastern) 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Laughing Gull 65
Herring Gull 12
Great Black-backed Gull 35
Forster’s Tern 6
Black Skimmer 8
Double-crested Cormorant 125
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 2
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 3
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 6
Bald Eagle 1
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 12
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 6

 

East Point Lighthouse – 3:00pm

9 species

Species Count
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Sanderling 20
Dunlin 22
Willet (Eastern) 4
Laughing Gull 12
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 6
Forster’s Tern 4
Osprey 4