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Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 1, 2025

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

Temp: 70°F

Winds: SE 16 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny

Heislerville WMA – 1:31pm

31 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 4
American Black Duck 2
Ruddy Duck 4
Wild Turkey 2
Black-bellied Plover 2
Killdeer 1
Semipalmated Plover 50
Short-billed Dowitcher 35
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Willet 1
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Dunlin 25
Semipalmated Sandpiper 15
   
Laughing Gull 6
American Herring Gull 4
Black Skimmer 120
Forster’s Tern 3
Double-crested Cormorant 130
Snowy Egret 2
Great Egret 2
Great Blue Heron 4
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 8
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 2
Fish Crow 2
Barn Swallow 6
European Starling 2
House Finch 2
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 9

 

East Point Lighthouse – 2:54pm

12 species

Species Count
Willet 4
Laughing Gull 10
American Herring Gull 8
Forster’s Tern 21
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Osprey 4
Tree Swallow 2
Purple Martin 1
Barn Swallow 2
European Starling 3
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Boat-tailed Grackle 10

 

Thompson’s Beach and Road – 3:20pm

11 species

Species Count
Clapper Rail 4
Short-billed Dowitcher 60
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 5
Eastern Kingbird 1
Barn Swallow 8
Marsh Wren 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Yellowthroat 1