Migration at the Point - Wednesday, April 10, 2019


Point roads to beach, coral Ave. dune crossing, lily lake, lighthouse pond. Fantastic weather and visibility. Highlights included Iceland gull, lots of northern gannets, Forster’s tern, return of egrets, martins and swallows, blue-gray gnatcatcher.

Leaders Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Adehl Schwaderer.
52 species

Canada Goose  3
Mute Swan  4
Mallard  11
Ring-necked Duck  1
Surf Scoter  10
Black Scoter  8
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3
Mourning Dove  5
American Oystercatcher  1
Laughing Gull  5
Ring-billed Gull  3
Herring Gull  12
Iceland Gull  1     Continuing bird. Seen flying over beach near coral ave. dune crossing.
Great Black-backed Gull  15
Forster's Tern  1
Red-throated Loon  2
Common Loon  1
Northern Gannet  350
Double-crested Cormorant  45
Great Egret  8
Snowy Egret  5
Little Blue Heron  1
Black Vulture  19
Turkey Vulture  4
Osprey  8
Northern Flicker  3
Blue Jay  1
Fish Crow  6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Purple Martin  7
Tree Swallow  5
Barn Swallow  6
Carolina Chickadee  4
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  10
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  3
House Finch  7
American Goldfinch  1
Field Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  4
White-throated Sparrow  9
Song Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  1
Red-winged Blackbird  6
Brown-headed Cowbird  12
Common Grackle  25
Northern Cardinal  6
House Sparrow  14

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