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Sunset Beach: A Place for all Seasons – April 10, 2022

Leaders: Ruth Bergstrom, Bernie Hodgdon

Temp: 46° F

Winds:  NW 15 mph

Weather Conditions: partly cloudy

30 species

Species Count
Gadwall 4
Mallard 8
American Black Duck 6
Green-winged Teal 4
Surf Scoter 15
Black Scoter 20
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Greater Yellowlegs 10
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 18
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Forster’s Tern 2
Northern Gannet 75
Double-crested Cormorant 35
Turkey Vulture 8
Osprey 4
Northern Harrier 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 8
Field Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 2