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Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 9, 2024

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

Temp: 64°F

Winds: ENE 6 mph

Weather Conditions: cloudy

Heislerville – 1:26pm

25 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 7
Black-bellied Plover 3
Killdeer 1
Killdeer - Ruth Bergstrom

Killdeer photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Semipalmated Plover 25
Semipalmated Plover - Ruth Bergstrom

Semipalmated Plover photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Short-billed Dowitcher 12
Dunlin 54
Semipalmated Sandpiper 15
Laughing Gull 20
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 5
Black Skimmer 45
Forster’s Tern 9
Double-crested Cormorant 220
Snowy Egret 1
Great Egret 1
Great Blue Heron 4
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 6
Bald Eagle 1
Tree Swallow 1
Purple Martin 1
Barn Swallow 2
European Starling 2
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 16

 

East Point Lighthouse– 2:35pm

21 species

Species Count
American Black Duck 2
Semipalmated Plover 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 3
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Willet 2
Ruddy Turnstone 28
Dunlin 1
Least Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 5
Laughing Gull 5
Herring Gull 14
Forster’s Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 6
Fish Crow 1
Purple Martin 6
Barn Swallow 6
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Boat-tailed Grackle 3

 

Thompson’s Beach and Road– 3:15pm

16 species

Species Count
Clapper Rail 6
Semipalmated Plover 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 26
Least Sandpiper 4
Least Sandpiper - Ruth Bergstrom

Least Sandpiper photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Laughing Gull 18
Herring Gull 8
Great Egret 1
Osprey 8
Bald Eagle 2
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 6
Marsh Wren 4
European Starling 2
Seaside Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Boat-tailed Grackle 2