The Heislerville impoundments were filled with Laughing, Ring-billed, and Herring Gulls and Black Skimmers. Shorebirds such as Short-billed Dowitchers, Dunlin, and assorted sandpipers abounded. Nesting Double-crested Cormorants, Black-crowned Night-herons, and both Snowy and Great Egrets were a treat. Leaders: Pete Dunne, Janet Crawford, Chuck & Mary Jane Slugg.
41 species
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 6
American Black Duck 4
Mallard 4
Double-crested Cormorant 20
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 30
Snowy Egret 50
Black-crowned Night-Heron 80
Glossy Ibis 4
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 3
Bald Eagle 3
Black-bellied Plover 8
Semipalmated Plover 30
Killdeer 3
Greater Yellowlegs 5
Willet 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 85
Least Sandpiper 70
Dunlin 90
Short-billed Dowitcher 25
Laughing Gull 30
Ring-billed Gull 45
Herring Gull 27
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Forster's Tern 16
Black Skimmer 60
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 4
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 16
Marsh Wren 3
European Starling 5
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 3 heard
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 10
Boat-tailed Grackle 5
House Sparrow 6
East Point Road - Highlights were Seaside Sparrows, and Ruddy Turnstones with a few Red Knots.
22 species
Ring-necked Pheasant 1 heard
Great Egret 2
Osprey 2
Black-bellied Plover 2
Willet 2
Ruddy Turnstone 20
Red Knot 6
Sanderling 7
Semipalmated Sandpiper 20
Least Sandpiper 10
Short-billed Dowitcher 9
Laughing Gull 6
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Forster's Tern 10
Tree Swallow 6
Marsh Wren 5 heard
Seaside Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 4
Boat-tailed Grackle 5
Thompson's Beach - Highlights include many Osprey and a very cooperative Clapper Rail.
20 species
Mallard 2
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 1
Glossy Ibis 3
Osprey 11
Clapper Rail 10
Willet 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 40
Least Sandpiper 30
Dunlin 10
Short-billed Dowitcher 20
Herring Gull 30
Mourning Dove 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 15
Marsh Wren 2 heard
Red-winged Blackbird 6
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/content/nj)
