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Sunset Beach: A Place for all Seasons – September 11, 2022

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

Temp: 74°F

Winds: SE 12 mph

Weather Conditions: cloudy

28 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 3
Blue-winged Teal 5
Mallard 15
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Mourning Dove 8
Laughing Gull 12
Ring-billed Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 14
Royal Tern 4
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Brown Pelican 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 6
Snowy Egret 5
Black Vulture 6
Turkey Vulture 7
Osprey 5
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Merlin 1
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 1
Purple Martin 5
Tree Swallow 25
Carolina Wren 6
European Starling 8
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 4