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Shorebirds at Heislerville – April 24, 2025

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

Temp: 71°F

Winds: S 9 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny

Heislerville WMA – 1:29pm

29 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 6
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 2
Ruddy Duck 5
Black-bellied Plover 3
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Willet 13
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Dunlin 30
Laughing Gull 25
Ring-billed Gull 2
American Herring Gull 35
Black Skimmer 25
Forster’s Tern 12
Double-crested Cormorant 150
Snowy Egret 1
Great Egret 3
Great Blue Heron 5
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 6
Osprey - Ruth Bergstrom

Osprey photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Bald Eagle 3
Fish Crow 2
Barn Swallow 2
European Starling 4
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 4

 

East Point Lighthouse – 2:52pm

9 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 1
Willet 4
American Herring Gull 25
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Forster’s Tern 3
Forster's Tern - Ruth Bergstrom

Forster’s Tern photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Osprey 6
Barn Swallow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Boat-tailed Grackle 8

 

Thompson’s Beach and Road – 3:15pm

12 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 1
Green-winged Teal 15
Clapper Rail 10
Willet 2
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Laughing Gull 5
American Herring Gull 10
Great Egret 3
Osprey 10
Barn Swallow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 2
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