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Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 22, 2025

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

Temp: 59°F

Winds: ENE 6 mph

Weather Conditions: light rain

Heislerville WMA – 1:30pm

27 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 5
Mute Swan 2
American Black Duck 1
Ruddy Duck 4
Semipalmated Plover 10
Dunlin 5
Semipalmated Sandpiper 180
Laughing Gull 7
American Herring Gull 3
Black Skimmer 130
Forster’s Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 75
Snowy Egret 3
Green Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Great Blue Heron 9
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 6
Bald Eagle 3
Tree Swallow 5
Purple Martin 2
Barn Swallow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 18
Boat-tailed Grackle 2

 

East Point Lighthouse – 2:48pm

14 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Willet 2
Ruddy Turnstone 12
Red Knot 2
White-rumped Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 60
Laughing Gull 30
American Herring Gull 20
Forster’s Tern 32
Royal Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Osprey 5
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Boat-tailed Grackle 6

 

Thompson’s Beach and Road – 3:13pm

9 species

Species Count
Clapper Rail 6
Laughing Gull 7
American Herring Gull 4
Snowy Egret 2
Osprey 12
Barn Swallow 4
Marsh Wren 2
Seaside Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 12
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