Ominous skies sent the group to the Sunset Beach Grille Pavilion for a bit of seawatching. A Brown Pelican took off from quite close, and entertained the group as it preened.
7 species
Brown Pelican 1
Laughing Gull 354
Herring Gull 16
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Common Tern 6
Forster's Tern 13
Black Skimmer 1
The Meadows proved productive once the clouds marched by, and a number of interesting shorebirds showed. We had a Sanderling in breeding plumes on the beach, and a Greater Yellowlegs also in his breeding finery in the Meadows. A pair of Black Scoters floated just off the shore. Leaders: Pete Dunne, Karl Lukens, Steve Weiss, Janet Crawford, Catherine Busch, and Warren Cairo.
37 species
Canada Goose 43
Mute Swan 10
Gadwall 4
Mallard 13
Black Scoter 2
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 9
Great Egret 15
Snowy Egret 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 5
Glossy Ibis 2
Osprey 5
Piping Plover 4
American Oystercatcher 12
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Willet 9
Sanderling 1
Laughing Gull 75
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 16
Great Black-backed Gull 13
Least Tern 29
Common Tern 22
Forster's Tern 16
Royal Tern 1
Black Skimmer 13
Mourning Dove 8
Purple Martin 8
Tree Swallow 13
Barn Swallow 12
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 4
Common Yellowthroat 5
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Common Grackle 7
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