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Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 11, 2023

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom, Guy and Susan Moody

Temp: 73°F

Winds: SSW 8-12 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

Heislerville WMA – 1:28pm

28 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 10
Mute Swan 9
Clapper Rail 3
Black-bellied Plover 10
Semipalmated Plover 35
Dunlin 300
Dunlin - Ruth Bergstrom

Dunlin photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Least Sandpiper 2
White-rumped Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 250
peep sp. 400
Short-billed Dowitcher 650
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Greater Yellowlegs 5
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Bonaparte’s Gull 1
Laughing Gull 25
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Least Tern 4
Forster’s Tern 3
Black Skimmer 135
Double-crested Cormorant 175
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 3
Osprey 3
Bald Eagle 2
Purple Martin 2
Barn Swallow 12

 

 

Thompson’s Beach and Road – 3:00pm

13 species

Species Count
Least Sandpiper 6
Least Sandpiper - Ruth Bergstrom

Least Sandpiper photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Willet (Eastern) 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Laughing Gull 8
Great Egret 1
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 8
Barn Swallow 18
Marsh Wren 4
Seaside Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 10