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Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 19, 2022

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks

Temp: 75° F

Winds:  SW 10-12 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

Heislerville WMA: main pool – 1:29pm

30 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 12
Bufflehead 1
Mourning Dove 5
Black-bellied Plover 6
Semipalmated Plover 24
Dunlin 8
Least Sandpiper 12
Semipalmated Sandpiper 250
Short-billed Dowitcher 35
Laughing Gull 22
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 35
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Forster’s Tern 2
Black Skimmer 125
Double-crested Cormorant 150
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 2
Little Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 5
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Fish Crow 3
Barn Swallow 16
Marsh Wren 2
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Boat-tailed Grackle 6

 

East Point Lighthouse – 3:00pm

11 species

Species Count
Semipalmated Plover 12
Ruddy Turnstone 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 38
Laughing Gull 36
Herring Gull 24
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Osprey 4
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 14
Seaside Sparrow 4
Boat-tailed Grackle 6

 

Thompson’s Beach and Road – 3:20pm

14 species

Species Count
Clapper Rail 12
Semipalmated Plover 8
Least Sandpiper 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 40
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Willet (Eastern) 2
Laughing Gull 24
Herring Gull 4
Forster’s Tern 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 20
Eastern Kingbird 2
Barn Swallow 36
Red-winged Blackbird 10