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Sunday Morning at Turkey Point – February 18, 2024

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Barry Hershfeld

Temp: 28°F

Winds: SW 8-10 mph

Weather Conditions: clear

 Glades Wildlife Refuge: Turkey Point – 8:32am

15 species

Species Count
American Black Duck 14
Ring-billed Gull 6
Herring Gull 27
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 2
Northern Harrier 4
Bald Eagle 8
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 2
Carolina Wren 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 5
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 6

 

Dividing Creek: Maple Ave – 9:09am

9 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 55
Bufflehead 14
Hooded Merganser 2
Common Merganser 1
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Ruddy Duck 4
Herring Gull 6
Bald Eagle 2

Bivalve: High Street – 9:25am

10 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 42
American Black Duck 3
Greater Scaup 6
Lesser Scaup 18
Long-tailed Duck 5
Bufflehead 4
Ring-billed Gull 8
Herring Gull 150
Great Black-backed Gull 6
European Starling 45

 

Bivalve: Strawberry Ave – 9:46am

6 species

Species Count
Green-winged Teal 150
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 27
Herring Gull 175
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-winged Blackbird 8