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Sunday Morning at Turkey Point – February 19, 2023

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Barry Hershfeld

Temp: 37°F

Winds: S 8-10 mph

Weather Conditions: partly cloudy

Glades Wildlife Refuge: Turkey Point – 8:00am

20 species

Species Count
Snow Goose 125
American Black Duck 18
Common Merganser 2
Ring-billed Gull 4
Herring Gull 2
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 7
Turkey Vulture 2
Northern Harrier 5
Bald Eagle 6
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 4
Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern) 2
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 6

 

Dividing Creek: Maple Ave – 8:45am

11 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 64
Gadwall 8
American Wigeon 22
American Black Duck 8
Green-winged Teal 26
Bufflehead 36
Bonaparte’s Gull 24
Ring-billed Gull 6
Herring Gull 4
Turkey Vulture 4

 

Bivalve: High St. – 9:30am

15 species

Species Count
American Black Duck 8
Northern Pintail 2
Green-winged Teal 38
Greater Scaup 48
Bufflehead 18
Ruddy Duck 2
Ring-billed Gull 6
Herring Gull 150
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 7
European Starling 86
House Sparrow 8
Red-winged Blackbird 18