Salt Marsh Safari on the Skimmer - Saturday, May 1 2010

Location: Ocean Dr.--Two Mile Landing
Observation date: 5/1/10
Notes: Entire trip was by water onboard the vessel the "SKIMMER".
Number of species: 29
Brant 300
Mallard 6
Harlequin Duck 1 has been stationary and solitary for
approximately 2 weeks.
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 40
Great Egret 12
Snowy Egret 10
Little Blue Heron 1
Tricolored Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 30
Osprey 18
Northern Harrier 1
Clapper Rail 2
Black-bellied Plover 12
American Oystercatcher 8
Spotted Sandpiper 6
Willet (Eastern) 14
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Whimbrel 70
Dunlin 200
Short-billed Dowitcher 20
Laughing Gull 400
Herring Gull 40
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Forster's Tern 100
Fish Crow 15
Seaside Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Boat-tailed Grackle 50