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

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bert Hixon, Ruth Bergstrom, Bernie Hodgdon

Temp: 78°F

Winds: SSE 6mph

Weather Conditions: cloudy

38 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 5
Mourning Dove 12
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Semipalmated Plover 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Laughing Gull 20
Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Forster’s Tern 1
Royal Tern 3
Double-crested Cormorant 11
Brown Pelican 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Green Heron 3
Osprey 7
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 8
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 4
Northern Mockingbird 10
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1
Song Sparrow 2
Baltimore Oriole 2
Common Grackle 1
Yellow Warbler 3
Northern Cardinal 2