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Sunday Morning at Turkey Point – March 17, 2024

Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld

Temp: 56°F

Winds: SW 7-12 mph

Weather Conditions: partly cloudy

 Glades Wildlife Refuge: Turkey Point – 8:00am

21 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 12
Green-winged Teal 12
Clapper Rail 4
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Herring Gull 7
Turkey Vulture 3
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle 7
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 2
Tree Swallow 3
Carolina Wren 2
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Boat-tailed Grackle 8
Northern Cardinal 2

 

Dividing Creek: Maple Ave – 9:00am

9 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 4
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 4
Bufflehead 16
Mourning Dove 2
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 4
Bald Eagle 2

 

Dividing Creek: Hansey Creek Rd – 10:10am

9 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 2
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 4
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Pine Warbler 7

 

Bivalve: High Street – 10:15am

7 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Mourning Dove 4
Herring Gull 50
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Turkey Vulture 3
European Starling 8
White-throated Sparrow 3

 

Bivalve: Strawberry Ave – 10:25am

15 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 10
Mallard 4
Green-winged Teal 400
Mourning Dove 2
Dunlin 40
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 12
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Fish Crow 3
European Starling 12
Swamp Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 12