Heislerville was still a little full of water today but that didn't stop us enjoying some good birding. We started by admiring the breeding colony of Double-crested Cormorants, which had a pair of Great Blue Herons and several Black-crowned Night Herons mixed in. Close encounters were enjoyed with Pectoral, Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers, Short-billed Dowitchers, Black Skimmers and a whole host of other birds, while many Clapper Rails called but remained hidden from view. At East Point, a surprisingly high number of Bonaparte's Gulls was still present and we enjoyed some tussling, young Bald Eagles. Leaders: Mike Crewe, Shaun Bamford, and Nancy Watson.
36 species
Canada Goose 4
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 2
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret X
Snowy Egret X
Black-crowned Night-Heron X
Glossy Ibis 4
Turkey Vulture X
Osprey 3
Black-bellied Plover 10
Semipalmated Plover 25
Killdeer 1
Greater Yellowlegs 150
Lesser Yellowlegs 15
Ruddy Turnstone 2
Dunlin 400
Least Sandpiper 5
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 120
Bonaparte's Gull 6
Laughing Gull X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Forster's Tern X
Black Skimmer X
Belted Kingfisher 1
Fish Crow 2
Tree Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
House Sparrow 2
East Point Lighthouse
23 species
Mallard 1
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Egret X
Snowy Egret 3
Turkey Vulture X
Osprey 2
Bald Eagle 2
Semipalmated Plover 3
Willet 5
Ruddy Turnstone 10
Sanderling 35
Least Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 3
Short-billed Dowitcher 10
Bonaparte's Gull 109 Counted in a single scan, on water close toshore, feeding. All but one were first-summer birds.
Laughing Gull X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Forster's Tern X
Barn Swallow X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Boat-tailed Grackle X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
