Shorebirds at Heislerville with Pete Dunne - Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Highlights included Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Duck, lots of Dunlin, one Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitchers, Black Skimmers, Willets, and good looks at Clapper Rails. Leaders: Janet Crawford and Warren Cairo.
31 species

Canada Goose  16
Mute Swan  4
American Black Duck  6
Green-winged Teal  50
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Ruddy Duck  1
Double-crested Cormorant  100
Great Egret  40
Snowy Egret  40
Black-crowned Night-Heron  80
Turkey Vulture  3
Osprey  2
Bald Eagle  1
Clapper Rail  2
Black-bellied Plover  10
Semipalmated Plover  2
Killdeer  2
Greater Yellowlegs  25
Willet  5
Lesser Yellowlegs  10
Semipalmated Sandpiper  1
Dunlin  350
Short-billed Dowitcher  45
Laughing Gull  15
Ring-billed Gull  3
Herring Gull  4
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Forster's Tern  25
Red-winged Blackbird  8
Boat-tailed Grackle  6
House Sparrow  5

Thompson's Beach, Cumberland
25 species

Canada Goose  8
American Black Duck  2
Green-winged Teal  50
Great Egret  3
Glossy Ibis  1
Black Vulture  1
Turkey Vulture  3
Osprey  21
Bald Eagle  5
Northern Harrier  1
Clapper Rail  12
Greater Yellowlegs  10
Willet  6
Lesser Yellowlegs  2
Dunlin  30
Laughing Gull  10
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  4
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Forster's Tern  8
Mourning Dove  2
Barn Swallow  20
Red-winged Blackbird  20
Common Grackle  6
Boat-tailed Grackle  4

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