Shorebirds at Heislerville - Monday, May 20th, 2013

Among the thousands of Dunlin, Short-billed Dowitchers and Semipalmated Sandpipers, we managed to find a Curlew Sandpiper. We also enjoyed a Bald Eagle feeding her chick, a look at a Clapper Rail, lots of Horseshoe Crabs and a Red Knot. Leaders: Janet Crawford, Warren Cairo, Chuck and Mary Jane Slugg, Cindy and Shaun Bamford.
31 species

Canada Goose  3
American Black Duck  8
Ruddy Duck  4
Double-crested Cormorant  120
Great Egret  60
Snowy Egret  40
Green Heron  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  100
Turkey Vulture  4
Osprey  5
Bald Eagle  2
Clapper Rail  1
Black-bellied Plover  6
Semipalmated Plover  200
Greater Yellowlegs  3
Willet  2
Ruddy Turnstone  6
Semipalmated Sandpiper  3000
Dunlin  3000
Curlew Sandpiper  1     Dunlin size, male, brick red head and breast.
Short-billed Dowitcher  1500
Laughing Gull  3
Ring-billed Gull  12
Herring Gull  15
Great Black-backed Gull  8
Forster's Tern  16
Black Skimmer  20
Barn Swallow  6
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Boat-tailed Grackle  7
House Sparrow  1

East Point Lighthouse
9 species

Double-crested Cormorant  3
Glossy Ibis  1
Willet  2
Ruddy Turnstone  20
Red Knot  1
Semipalmated Sandpiper  30
Short-billed Dowitcher  8
Laughing Gull  30
Boat-tailed Grackle  10

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