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Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 8, 2025

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Bert Hixon, Ruth Bergstrom

Temp: 74°F

Winds: S 2 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny

Heislerville WMA – 1:30pm

24 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 12
American Black Duck 4
Black-bellied Plover 4
Killdeer 1
Semipalmated Plover 4
Short-billed Dowitcher 250
Dunlin 300
Least Sandpiper 11
Semipalmated Sandpiper 35
Laughing Gull 8
Ring-billed Gull 4
American Herring Gull 15
Black Skimmer 150
Least Tern 2
Forster’s Tern 1
Double-crested Cormorant 170
Double-crested Cormorant - Ruth Bergstrom

Double-crested Cormorant photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Great Egret 2
Great Blue Heron 4
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 7
Bald Eagle 2
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 12

 

East Point Lighthouse – 2:55pm

8 species

Species Count
Willet 2
Laughing Gull 170
Forster’s Tern 8
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Osprey 2
House Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Boat-tailed Grackle 10

 

Thompson’s Beach and Road – 3:19pm

15 species

Species Count
Clapper Rail 5
Short-billed Dowitcher 11
Short-billed Dowitcher - Ruth Bergstrom

Short-billed Dowitcher photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 12
American Herring Gull 2
Snowy Egret 1
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 1
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 12
Marsh Wren 2
Seaside Sparrow 5
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Boat-tailed Grackle 2
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