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Shorebirds on the Bay – May 16, 2023

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Ruth Bergstrom, Guy Moody

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Reed’s Beach Road – 8:37am

19 species

Species Count
Ruddy Turnstone 5
Red Knot 7
Least Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 35
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Willet 2
Laughing Gull 600
Herring Gull 100
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Forster’s Tern 4
Double-crested Cormorant 25
Snowy Egret 2
Glossy Ibis 2
Barn Swallow 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Boat-tailed Grackle 3

 

Cook’s Beach Road – 9:35am

20 species

Species Count
Semipalmated Plover 1
Ruddy Turnstone 11
Red Knot 8
Dunlin 1
Least Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 125
Short-billed Dowitcher 2
Willet 2
Laughing Gull 250
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 75
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Forster’s Tern 7
Double-crested Cormorant 7
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 2
Osprey 1
Barn Swallow 4
Seaside Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 5

 

The Nature Conservancy South Cape May Meadows – 10:40am

28 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 9
Mallard 3
Mourning Dove 1
American Oystercatcher 1
Semipalmated Plover 4
Killdeer 1
Least Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Short-billed Dowitcher 3
Wilson’s Phalarope 1
Laughing Gull 4
Least Tern 3
Forster’s Tern 3
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 9
Downy Woodpecker 1
Fish Crow 1
Purple Martin 11
Barn Swallow 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 2
House Finch 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Yellowthroat 3
Indigo Bunting 1