Nummy Island - Wednesday, April 14 2010

Warren Cairo et. al. report:

"The tide was beginning to come in but still quite low and most of the birds were a good distance away. Leaders: Gail Dwyer, Lee & Bill Smyth and Warren Cairo."

Location: Nummy Island
Observation date: 4/14/10
Notes: Weather: low 60's, Sunny with a light breeze.
Number of species: 31

Brant 300
Canada Goose 4
American Black Duck 4
Mallard 2
Common Loon 10 Most in breeding plumage
Northern Gannet 6 Distant views
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Egret 3
Tricolored Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 3 Avalon
Osprey 12
Peregrine Falcon 1
Clapper Rail 1 Heard
Black-bellied Plover 100
American Oystercatcher 50
Greater Yellowlegs 10
Ruddy Turnstone 8
Dunlin 1500
Short-billed Dowitcher 5
Laughing Gull 1000
Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 8
American Robin 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 12
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 5 Avalon
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Boat-tailed Grackle 30