South winds made for a quiet morning walking through the Point. We were able to spend time at Coral Ave. where cooperative gulls gave us the opportunity to discuss molt. Most gulls undergo a complete molt of feathers in late summer. During August and September, most gulls will be in molt and, thus, will show transitional plumages. However, the sequence is different for first year birds. A juvenal plumage (the first full set of real feathers) is acquired during July and August (soon after hatching). This plumage is normally held until November or even later. Leaders: Bret Ewald, Chris Marks, and Kirsten Fuller.
32 species
Surf Scoter 3 Just off Coral ave
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Osprey 7
American Oystercatcher 3
Sanderling 36
Least Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 7
Laughing Gull 125
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 6
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Common Tern 3
Forster's Tern 6
Royal Tern 5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 16
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Merlin 1
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 7
Tree Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 3
Carolina Wren 3
Northern Mockingbird 5
European Starling 6
Yellow Warbler 1
Bobolink 2
Common Grackle 2
House Finch 1
House Sparrow 2
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