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Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 4, 223

Leaders: Shaun Bamford Chris Marks Bernie Hodgdon

Temp: 56°F

Winds: N 10-15 mph

Weather Conditions: overcast.

Heislerville WMA – 1:28pm

33 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 12
American Black Duck 2
Bufflehead 1
Clapper Rail 4
Black-bellied Plover 2
Semipalmated Plover 1
Dunlin 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 5
Laughing Gull 14
Ring-billed Gull 12
Herring Gull (American) 6
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Forster’s Tern 6
Black Skimmer 60
Double-crested Cormorant 250
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Snowy Egret 3
Green Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 8
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 3
Fish Crow 4
Purple Martin 2
Barn Swallow 6
European Starling 6
Seaside Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 12
Common Grackle 4

 

East Point Lighthouse – 3:00pm

7 species

Species Count
Willet (Eastern) 4
Laughing Gull 6
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull (American) 4
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Turkey Vulture 3
Boat-tailed Grackle 6

 

Dividing Creek: Hansey Creek Rd – 3:27pm

9 species

Species Count
Clapper Rail 4
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Willet (Eastern) 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Laughing Gull 4
Osprey (carolinensis) 4
Bald Eagle 2
Barn Swallow 4