Great Egg Harbor Bay & Inlet, Atlantic, Aug 11, 2011 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM
The Somers Point boat trip on the Duke o' Fluke enjoyed beautiful weather and a gorgeous sunset. Highlights of the trip include the nesting colony of Black Skimmers, a few herons left in the rookery, and a
nice variety of terns such as Least, Common, Forster's and Royal.
37 species
American Black Duck 1
Double-crested Cormorant 38
Great Blue Heron 6
Great Egret 30
Snowy Egret 12
Little Blue Heron 2
Tricolored Heron 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 12
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3
Glossy Ibis 1
Osprey 15
Peregrine Falcon 1
Clapper Rail 2 heard only
Semipalmated Plover 1
American Oystercatcher 2
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Willet 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Ruddy Turnstone 12
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 8
Laughing Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Least Tern 15
Common Tern 20
Forster's Tern 45
Royal Tern 20
Black Skimmer 250
Rock Pigeon 2
Purple Martin 8
Tree Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Boat-tailed Grackle 50
House Sparrow 15
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