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Sunset Beach: A Place for all Seasons – June 11, 2023

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom

Temp: 69°F

Winds:   S 7 mph

Weather Conditions: sunny

46 species

Species Count
Mallard 1
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 3
Clapper Rail 1
American Oystercatcher 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 12
Laughing Gull 8
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 12
Least Tern 4
Forster’s Tern 6
Double-crested Cormorant 54
Brown Pelican 5
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 2
Green Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 4
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 8
Willow Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 2
Purple Martin 6
Barn Swallow 5
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 4
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 12
Cedar Waxwing 1
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 3
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Red-winged Blackbird 40
Common Grackle 7
Common Yellowthroat 5
Prairie Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 5