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Sunset Beach: A Place for all Seasons – November 12, 2023

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld, Ruth Bergstrom

Temp: 47°F

Winds: N 10mph

Weather Conditions: sunny

29 species

Species Count
Surf Scoter 50
Black Scoter 90
Mourning Dove 3
Sanderling 18
Bonaparte’s Gull 1
Bonaparte's Gull - Ruth Bergstrom

Bonaparte’s Gull photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Herring Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Forster’s Tern 3
Red-throated Loon 2
Northern Gannet 5
Double-crested Cormorant 200
Great Egret 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 25
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Crow 10
Carolina Wren 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Pipit 1
American Pipit - Ruth Bergstrom

American Pipit photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
American Goldfinch 75
Dark-eyed Junco 3
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 50