Shorebirds at Heislerville with Pete Dunne - Monday, May 14th, 2012

Highlights included White-faced Ibis, spectacular numbers of shorebirds, and great looks at Clapper Rails. Leaders:  Janet Crawford, Warren Cairo, Chuck and Mary Jane Slugg.
33 species

Canada Goose  6
Mute Swan  3
Ruddy Duck  2     Male and Female in non-breeding plumage
Double-crested Cormorant  80
Great Egret  70
Snowy Egret  60
Black-crowned Night-Heron  80
Glossy Ibis  20
White-faced Ibis  1     Pink facial skin with white outline
Osprey  3
Bald Eagle  1
Black-bellied Plover  30
Semipalmated Plover  200
Killdeer  2
Greater Yellowlegs  50
Willet  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Ruddy Turnstone  1
Semipalmated Sandpiper  600
Least Sandpiper  100
Dunlin  600
Short-billed Dowitcher  600
Laughing Gull  10
Ring-billed Gull  30
Herring Gull  10
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Forster's Tern  30
Black Skimmer  70
Eastern Kingbird  2
Fish Crow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Boat-tailed Grackle  4
House Sparrow  1

Thompson's Beach
6 species

Osprey  20
Clapper Rail  16
Least Sandpiper  30
Short-billed Dowitcher  1
Marsh Wren  1
Red-winged Blackbird  20

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