Shorebirds at Heislerville with Pete Dunne - Thursday, May 1st, 2014

The biggest surprises of the day were a Sandhill Crane that flushed from the marsh and a Tricolored Heron. We had a nice selection of shorebirds, including Spotted Sandpiper. Black Skimmers finally put in an appearance. There are still Bonaparte's Gulls, Ruddy Ducks, Northern Shovelers and Red-breasted Mergansers around. Leaders: Pete Dunne, Janet Crawford, and Shaun Bamford.
38 species

Canada Goose  2
Mute Swan  1
American Black Duck  18
Mallard  5
Northern Shoveler  4
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Ruddy Duck  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  40
Tricolored Heron  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  4
Osprey  5
Bald Eagle  1
Clapper Rail  7
Sandhill Crane  1
Black-bellied Plover  4
Semipalmated Plover  100
Killdeer  1
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Greater Yellowlegs  100
Willet  3
Lesser Yellowlegs  30
Dunlin  800
Least Sandpiper  2
Semipalmated Sandpiper  200
Short-billed Dowitcher  700
Bonaparte's Gull  5
Laughing Gull  40
Ring-billed Gull  3
Herring Gull  40
Great Black-backed Gull  10
Forster's Tern  30
Black Skimmer  40
Eastern Kingbird  2
Tree Swallow  12
Barn Swallow  12
Song Sparrow  1

East Point Lighthouse
20 species

Snow Goose  3
Red-breasted Merganser  5
Great Blue Heron  1
Osprey  5
Northern Harrier  1
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Willet  3
Sanderling  2
Bonaparte's Gull  22
Laughing Gull  20
Herring Gull  30
Merlin  1
Purple Martin  1
Tree Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  1
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  8
Boat-tailed Grackle  6
House Finch  1
House Sparrow  1

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