Shorebirds at Heislerville with Pete Dunne - Monday, April 23th, 2012

Highlights include Black Skimmers, one Ruddy Duck, one Red-breasted Merganser, 5 Bald Eagles, Seaside Sparrow, 2 Sandhill Cranes flying, and good looks at Clapper Rails, one who caught a crab, and then bathed and preened after his dinner. Leaders: Pete Dunne, Janet Crawford, Warren Cairo, Chuck and Mary Jane Slugg, and Catherine Busch.
32 species

Canada Goose  12
Mute Swan  4
American Black Duck  8
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Ruddy Duck  1
Double-crested Cormorant  100
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  60
Snowy Egret  60
Black-crowned Night-Heron  100
Glossy Ibis  6
Turkey Vulture  1
Osprey  2
Bald Eagle  2
Northern Harrier  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Peregrine Falcon  1
Clapper Rail  3
Killdeer  1
Greater Yellowlegs  25
Lesser Yellowlegs  15
Dunlin  400
Short-billed Dowitcher  6
Laughing Gull  10
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  6
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Forster's Tern  20
Fish Crow  2
Barn Swallow  3
Red-winged Blackbird  6
Boat-tailed Grackle  2

East Point Road, Cumberland, US-NJ
Apr 23, 2012 4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Protocol: Stationary
8 species

Canada Goose  6
American Black Duck  6
Double-crested Cormorant  30
Turkey Vulture  1
Northern Harrier  1
Seaside Sparrow  3
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Boat-tailed Grackle  2

Thompson's Beach, Cumberland, US-NJ
Apr 23, 2012 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
18 species

Canada Goose  8
American Black Duck  3
Green-winged Teal  2
Great Egret  2
Snowy Egret  5
Osprey  11
Bald Eagle  3
Northern Harrier  1
Clapper Rail  10
Sandhill Crane  2     Flying the treeline - probably the same pair seen on Route 47 yesterday.
Greater Yellowlegs  4
Willet  6
Laughing Gull  8
Ring-billed Gull  6
Herring Gull  6
Forster's Tern  8
Barn Swallow  6
Red-winged Blackbird  15

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