Shorebirds at Heislerville with Pete Dunne - Thursday, April 17th, 2014

Highlights included a Black-headed Gull, Stilt Sandpiper, an immature Bald Eagle, lots of Glossy Ibis, and lots of Osprey. The Double-crested Cormorants, Great Egrets and Snowy Egrets are starting to build nests on the island in the impoundment. Leaders: Pete Dunne, Janet Crawford, Shaun Bamford, and Michael McCabe.
35 species

Canada Goose  10
Mute Swan  3
American Black Duck  4
Mallard  2
Green-winged Teal  30
Lesser Scaup  4
Bufflehead  2
Hooded Merganser  3
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Double-crested Cormorant  75
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  14
Snowy Egret  9
Green Heron  1
Glossy Ibis  44
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey  5
Bald Eagle  0
Greater Yellowlegs  120
Lesser Yellowlegs  12
Stilt Sandpiper  1
Dunlin  1
Least Sandpiper  70
Bonaparte's Gull  4
Ring-billed Gull  10
Herring Gull  60
Great Black-backed Gull  8
Forster's Tern  40
Fish Crow  2
Purple Martin  8
Tree Swallow  50
Barn Swallow  1
European Starling  2
Red-winged Blackbird  20
Boat-tailed Grackle  7

East Point Lighthouse
8 species

Double-crested Cormorant  1
Willet  3
Bonaparte's Gull  20
Black-headed Gull  1     Continuing bird. Full breeding plumage
Laughing Gull  3
Forster's Tern  4
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Boat-tailed Grackle  1

Thompson's Beach
5 species

Green-winged Teal  30
Osprey  19
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  1
Greater Yellowlegs  20

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