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Sunset Beach: A Place for all Seasons – December 10, 2023

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld, Ruth Bergstrom.

Temp: 54°F

Winds: S 12mph

Weather Conditions: cloudy, some rain sprinkles

33 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 7
Gadwall 4
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 3
Surf Scoter 7
Black Scoter 25
Bufflehead 1
Mourning Dove 2
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 12
Great Black-backed Gull 7
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s Tern 5
Red-throated Loon 3
Common Loon 3
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Great Egret 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 10
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 12
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin 20
American Goldfinch 3
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6