Shorebirds with Heislerville with Pete Dunne - Thursday, April 24th, 2014

We observed the breeding colony of Double-crested Cormorants and Great Egrets, saw Bonaparte's Gulls in all stages of molt into breeding plumage, and enjoyed the antics of a fourth year Bald Eagle as it chased everything in the back impoundment. Leaders: Pete Dunne, Janet Crawford, Shaun Bamford, Michael McCabe and Nancy Watson.
28 species

Canada Goose  2
Mute Swan  2
American Black Duck  7
Northern Shoveler  30
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Double-crested Cormorant  100
Great Egret  38
Snowy Egret  18
Glossy Ibis  26
Black Vulture  4
Turkey Vulture  5
Osprey  6
Bald Eagle  3
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Greater Yellowlegs  100
Willet  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  23
Dunlin  18
Short-billed Dowitcher  6
Bonaparte's Gull  16
Laughing Gull  20
Ring-billed Gull  10
Herring Gull  100
Great Black-backed Gull  16
Forster's Tern  2
Tree Swallow  30
Barn Swallow  6
Red-winged Blackbird  10

East Point Lighthouse
5 species

Double-crested Cormorant  2
Willet  2
European Starling  10
Red-winged Blackbird  6
Boat-tailed Grackle  3

Thompson's Beach
10 species

Great Egret  4
Snowy Egret  4
Glossy Ibis  14
Osprey  20
Northern Harrier  1
Clapper Rail  2
Greater Yellowlegs  20
Forster's Tern  1
Barn Swallow  6
Red-winged Blackbird  4

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