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species 1.

Common Eider

Count 12

Max Lichtendorf

species 2.

Atlantic Puffin

Count 800

Max Lichtendorf

species 3.

Razorbill

Count 1

Max Lichtendorf

species 4.

Arctic Tern

Count 30

Max Lichtendorf

species 5.

Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Count 16

Max Lichtendorf

species 6.

Northern Gannet

Count 1

Max Lichtendorf

species 7.

Peregrine Falcon

Count 1

Max Lichtendorf

species 8.

Herring Gull

Count 10

Alicia MacLeay

species 9.

Great Black-backed Gull

Count 10

Alicia MacLeay

species 10.

Common Tern

Count 1

Alicia MacLeay

species 11.

Savannah Sparrow

Count 1

Alicia MacLeay

species 12.

Short-billed Dowitcher

Count 2

Killian Sullivan

species 13.

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Count 1

Killian Sullivan

species 14.

Black Guillemot

Count 1

Killian Sullivan

species 15.

Common Murre

Count 5

Killian Sullivan

species 16.

Bonaparte's Gull

Count 1

Killian Sullivan

species 17.

Common Loon

Count 1

Killian Sullivan

species 18.

Double-crested Cormorant

Count 10

Killian Sullivan

species 19.

Spotted Sandpiper

Count 4

Audrey Ng

species 20.

Song Sparrow

Count 2

Audrey Ng

species 21.

Great Shearwater

Count 1

Anita Regler

species 22.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Count 1

Robin Ohrt

species 23.

Sooty Shearwater

Count 1

Robin Ohrt

species 24.

Laughing Gull

Count 1

Joseph Savasta

species 25.

Bald Eagle

Count 1

Joseph Savasta

species 26.

Leach's Storm-Petrel

Count 1

Oscar Nigam

species 27.

Northern Fulmar

Count 1

Oscar Nigam

species 28.

Ring-billed Gull

Count 2

Genna O'Berin

species 29.

Common Yellowthroat

Count 1

Kyle Gardiner

species 30.

Great Blue Heron

Count 1

Scott Barnes

species 31.

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Count 1

Scott Barnes

species 32.

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Count 1

Scott Barnes

species 33.

Indigo Bunting

Count 1

Scott Barnes

species 34.

Harlequin Duck

Count 1

Scott Olmstead

species 35.

Surf Scoter

Count 1

Scott Olmstead

species 36.

Gray Catbird

Count 2

Will Freedberg

species 37.

Yellow Warbler

Count 1

Will Freedberg

species 38.

Osprey

Count 2

Frank Diaz

species 39.

Swainson's Thrush

Count 2

Elisa Fernandes-McDade

species 40.

Hermit Thrush

Count 1

Elisa Fernandes-McDade

species 41.

White-throated Sparrow

Count 1

Elisa Fernandes-McDade

species 42.

Magnolia Warbler

Count 2

Elisa Fernandes-McDade

species 43.

Red-necked Phalarope

Count 7

Anonymous eBirder

species 44.

Greater Yellowlegs

Count 2

Chris Bartlett

species 45.

Red-winged Blackbird

Count 1

Chris Bartlett

species 46.

Blackpoll Warbler

Count 1

Chris Bartlett

species 47.

Purple Sandpiper

Count 7

Doug Laugher

species 48.

Merlin

Count 1

Doug Laugher

species 49.

European Starling

Count 8

Doug Laugher

species 50.

Dark-eyed Junco

Count 3

Doug Laugher

species 51.

Cory's Shearwater

Count 1

Andrew Creager

species 52.

Barn Swallow

Count 4

Andrew Creager

species 53.

Ruddy Turnstone

Count 1

Liam Brennan

species 54.

Least Sandpiper

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

species 55.

Killdeer

Count 2

Sarah Mueller

species 56.

Great Cormorant

Count 1

Sonia Slik

species 57.

Tufted Puffin

Count 1

Tim Walker

species 58.

American Crow

Count 2

Laura Markley

species 59.

Willet

Count 1

David Nelson

species 60.

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Count 1

Shane Carroll

species 61.

Blackburnian Warbler

Count 1

David Starbuck

species 62.

American Redstart

Count 1

Woody Gillies

species 63.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Count 1

Jada Fitch

species 64.

Canada Goose

Count 1

Amanda McFarland

species 65.

Eastern Kingbird

Count 1

Amanda McFarland

species 66.

Tree Swallow

Count 1

Amanda McFarland

species 67.

Mourning Dove

Count 1

Doug Laugher

species 68.

Snowy Owl

Count 2

Doug Laugher

species 69.

American Robin

Count 1

Maurice DeMille

species 70.

Common Raven

Count 2

Doug Laugher

species 71.

Purple Finch

Count 1

Doug Laugher

species 72.

Chipping Sparrow

Count 1

Doug Laugher

species 73.

Sanderling

Count 3

Nathan Dubrow

species 74.

Semipalmated Plover

Count 8

Doug Hitchcox

species 75.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Count 1

Doug Hitchcox

species 76.

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Count 1

Doug Hitchcox

species 77.

Black-legged Kittiwake

Count 1

Judy Hilkey

species 78.

Whimbrel

Count 2

Homer Winter

species 79.

Dickcissel

Count 1

Linda Lorenz

species 80.

Belted Kingfisher

Count 2

Harris Brown

species 81.

Great Crested Flycatcher

Count 1

Alexandra Mirman

species 82.

Brown-headed Cowbird

Count 1

Alexandra Mirman

species 83.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Count 6

Matthew Bowman

species 84.

Eastern Phoebe

Count 1

Becky Laboy

species 85.

American Goldfinch

Count 1

Elizabeth Ratner

species 86.

Brown Thrasher

Count 1

Alex Lamoreaux

species 87.

Least Flycatcher

Count 1

Gabriel Willow

species 88.

Nashville Warbler

Count 1

Gabriel Willow

species 89.

White-winged Dove

Count 1

Albert Kayser

species 90.

Northern Mockingbird

Count 1

Connor Jones

species 91.

Veery

Count 1

Albert Kayser

species 92.

Ovenbird

Count 1

Albert Kayser

species 93.

White-crowned Sparrow

Count 1

Woody Gillies

species 94.

Brant

Count 2

Kyle Lima

species 95.

Black Tern

Count 1

Kyle Lima

species 96.

Northern Harrier

Count 1

Doug Hitchcox

species 97.

Lark Sparrow

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 98.

Black-bellied Plover

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 99.

Cedar Waxwing

Count 2

Angelika Aleksieva

species 100.

Bank Swallow

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 101.

Northern Waterthrush

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 102.

Parasitic Jaeger

Count 1

Mary-Ann Ingrao

species 103.

Marsh Wren

Count X

Mary-Ann Ingrao

species 104.

Roseate Tern

Count 2

Jack Rogers

species 105.

Red-breasted Merganser

Count 1

Musa Awan

species 106.

Least Tern

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 107.

Scarlet Tanager

Count 1

Daniel Irons

species 108.

Little Blue Heron

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 109.

Cliff Swallow

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 110.

Eastern Meadowlark

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 111.

Eastern Bluebird

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 112.

Cape May Warbler

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 113.

Lincoln's Sparrow

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 114.

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 115.

Wood Duck

Count X

Elena Coffey

species 116.

Black Scoter

Count X

Elena Coffey

species 117.

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Count X

Elena Coffey

species 118.

Chimney Swift

Count 4

Holly Thomas

species 119.

Baltimore Oriole

Count 1

Randi Minetor

species 120.

Philadelphia Vireo

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 121.

Red-eyed Vireo

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 122.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 123.

White-winged Scoter

Count 18

Woody Gillies

species 124.

Bobolink

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 125.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 126.

Orange-crowned Warbler

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 127.

Northern Parula

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 128.

Black-throated Green Warbler

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 129.

Rock Pigeon

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 130.

Swamp Sparrow

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 131.

Eastern Towhee

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 132.

Common Grackle

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 133.

Bay-breasted Warbler

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 134.

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 135.

Northern Flicker

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 136.

American Kestrel

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 137.

Red Phalarope

Count 1

Lew Goetz

species 138.

Blue-headed Vireo

Count 1

Mark Baran

species 139.

Bridled Tern

Count 1

Collette Lauzau

species 140.

Common Gallinule

Count 1

Mark Baran

species 141.

Iceland Gull

Count 1

Mark Baran

species 142.

Caspian Tern

Count 1

Mark Baran

species 143.

Mourning Warbler

Count 1

Gabriel Willow

species 144.

Canada Warbler

Count 1

Gabriel Willow

species 145.

Nelson's Sparrow

Count 1

Matthew Burden

species 146.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Count 1

Mark Baran

species 147.

Wood Thrush

Count 1

Mark Baran

species 148.

Willow Flycatcher

Count 1

Mark Baran

species 149.

Ancient Murrelet

Count 1

Mark Baran

species 150.

Common Nighthawk

Count 1

Mark Baran

species 151.

Black-and-white Warbler

Count 1

Mark Baran

species 152.

Red-throated Loon

Count 1

Mark Baran

species 153.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Count 1

Collette Lauzau

species 154.

Hairy Woodpecker

Count 1

Collette Lauzau

species 155.

Wilson's Snipe

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 156.

Downy Woodpecker

Count 1

Ryan Zucker

species 157.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 158.

Brown Creeper

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 159.

Pine Siskin

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 160.

Black-billed Cuckoo

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 161.

Wilson's Warbler

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 162.

Palm Warbler

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 163.

Orchard Oriole

Count 1

Angelika Aleksieva

species 164.

Red Knot

Count 1

Kathy McAnally

species 165.

Pomarine Jaeger

Count 3

Tyler Grudowski

species 166.

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Count 1

RALPH ELDRIDGE

species 167.

Turkey Vulture

Count 1

Chris Bartlett

species 168.

Manx Shearwater

Count 1

Jim Miles

species 169.

Virginia Rail

Count 1

Andrew Jones

species 170.

Black-crowned Night Heron

Count 1

Roger Burrows

species 171.

Mallard

Count 2

Geoff Malosh

species 172.

Black-headed Gull

Count 1

David Ekdahl

species 173.

Northern Cardinal

Count X

Ed Hopkins

species 174.

Grasshopper Sparrow

Count 1

Joe Turner

species 175.

Field Sparrow

Count 1

Leslie Starr

species 176.

American Black Duck

Count 1

Kaia Colestock

species 177.

American Woodcock

Count 1

Kaia Colestock

species 178.

Alder Flycatcher

Count X

William Laverty

species 179.

American Golden-Plover

Count 3

James Restivo

species 180.

Dunlin

Count X

Phil Rusch

species 181.

Red-necked Grebe

Count 1

Carole Brown

species 182.

Evening Grosbeak

Count 4

Jonathan Comeau

species 183.

Blue Jay

Count X

Guy McWethy

species 184.

Red-billed Tropicbird

Count 1

Alex Bond

species 185.

Sabine's Gull

Count 1

Nick Block

species 186.

House Finch

Count X

Suzanne Winterberger

species 187.

Long-tailed Duck

Count X

Mick Greene

species 188.

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Count 1

Mick Greene

species 189.

Winter Wren

Count X

Mick Greene

species 190.

Pectoral Sandpiper

Count 1

Doris McGuire

species 191.

Prairie Warbler

Count 1

Doris McGuire

Additional taxa

peep sp.

Count 20

Killian Sullivan

Common/Arctic Tern

Count 50

Killian Sullivan

shorebird sp.

Count 1

Valerie Burdette

Sterna sp.

Count 50

Will Freedberg

swallow sp.

Count 1

Sarah Mueller

passerine sp.

Count 1

David Nelson

Empidonax sp.

Count 1

Jada Fitch

storm-petrel sp.

Count 10

Karen Gallo

Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher

Count 2

Linda Lorenz

jaeger sp.

Count 1

Linda Lorenz

gull sp.

Count 1

Becky Laboy

new world warbler sp.

Count 1

Kyle Lima

Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)

Count 1

Doug Hitchcox

large alcid sp.

Count 5

Max Segler

Surf/Black Scoter

Count 4

Tyler Grudowski

loon sp.

Count 1

RALPH ELDRIDGE

tern sp.

Count 20

Ryan O'Donnell

Red/Red-necked Phalarope

Count 3

Steve Biasetti

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Observer	Date	Species
Max Lichtendorf	3 Aug 2023	7
Alicia MacLeay	2 Aug 2023	7
Susan Francesco	1 Aug 2023	3
Brandon Sullivan	30 Jul 2023	15
Killian Sullivan	30 Jul 2023	15
Audrey Ng	29 Jul 2023	7
Anita Regler	20 Jul 2023	7
Shori Velles	19 Jul 2023	9
Speros Velles	19 Jul 2023	9
Dori Eldridge	18 Jul 2023	10

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Top eBirders sorted by number of observed species
Rank	eBirder	Total
1	Angelika Aleksieva	125
2	Mark Baran	84
3	Collette Lauzau	64
4	Kyle Lima	53
5	Woody Gillies	47
6	Chris Bartlett	46
7	Doug Hitchcox	38
8	kelby leary	37
9	Amber Roth	36
10	Eric Bastidas	35