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species 1.

Sanderling

Count 1

Paul Winer

species 2.

Ring-billed Gull

Count 25

Rana Alkhaldi

species 3.

Boat-tailed Grackle

Count 3

Rana Alkhaldi

species 4.

Whimbrel

Count 1

Taryn Payne

species 5.

Ruddy Turnstone

Count 1

Taryn Payne

species 6.

Least Sandpiper

Count 1

Taryn Payne

species 7.

Laughing Gull

Count 10

Taryn Payne

species 8.

Brown Pelican

Count 3

Taryn Payne

species 9.

Fish Crow

Count 2

Taryn Payne

species 10.

Mourning Dove

Count 2

Basil Snyder

species 11.

Common Tern

Count 2

Basil Snyder

species 12.

Osprey

Count 1

Basil Snyder

species 13.

Mississippi Kite

Count 2

Basil Snyder

species 14.

Purple Martin

Count 3

Basil Snyder

species 15.

Black Skimmer

Count 2

Basil Snyder

species 16.

Northern Cardinal

Count 1

Basil Snyder

species 17.

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Count 1

Jacob Tsikoyak

species 18.

Rock Pigeon

Count 2

John Faber

species 19.

House Sparrow

Count 5

John Faber

species 20.

Least Tern

Count 4

Toby Amodeo

species 21.

Sandwich Tern

Count 4

Toby Amodeo

species 22.

Northern Mockingbird

Count 1

Toby Amodeo

species 23.

House Finch

Count 1

Toby Amodeo

species 24.

Common Grackle

Count 1

Toby Amodeo

species 25.

Green Heron

Count 1

Salvation Burnette

species 26.

Blue Jay

Count 2

Salvation Burnette

species 27.

Carolina Chickadee

Count 3

Salvation Burnette

species 28.

Carolina Wren

Count 4

Salvation Burnette

species 29.

European Starling

Count 2

Salvation Burnette

species 30.

Eastern Towhee

Count 1

Salvation Burnette

species 31.

Forster's Tern

Count 3

Claire Rains

species 32.

Royal Tern

Count 2

Claire Rains

species 33.

Common Loon

Count 1

Claire Rains

species 34.

Herring Gull

Count 2

Adam Prince

species 35.

Willet

Count 1

Sandy Cash

species 36.

Northern Gannet

Count 3

debi bailey

species 37.

Double-crested Cormorant

Count 2

Jared Hollick

species 38.

American Crow

Count 2

Jared Hollick

species 39.

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Count 3

Marilyn Diaz

species 40.

Great Blue Heron

Count 1

Marilyn Diaz

species 41.

Black Vulture

Count 5

Marilyn Diaz

species 42.

Red-shouldered Hawk

Count 1

Marilyn Diaz

species 43.

Eastern Bluebird

Count 1

Marilyn Diaz

species 44.

American Robin

Count 15

Marilyn Diaz

species 45.

Horned Grebe

Count 2

mark thomas

species 46.

Razorbill

Count 1

mark thomas

species 47.

Bonaparte's Gull

Count 2

mark thomas

species 48.

Greater Scaup

Count 4

Ian McDonald

species 49.

Lesser Scaup

Count 8

Ian McDonald

species 50.

Hooded Merganser

Count 12

Janelle McDonald

species 51.

Great Egret

Count 2

Janelle McDonald

species 52.

Tricolored Heron

Count 1

Janelle McDonald

species 53.

Northern Harrier

Count 1

Janelle McDonald

species 54.

Song Sparrow

Count 2

Janelle McDonald

species 55.

Red-throated Loon

Count 2

Betty Glass

species 56.

Great Black-backed Gull

Count 1

Steven Fasciana

species 57.

Common Nighthawk

Count 2

Jay Wherley

species 58.

Brown Thrasher

Count 1

Jay Wherley

species 59.

Barn Swallow

Count 11

Jay Wherley

species 60.

American Oystercatcher

Count 2

Nathan Faulk

species 61.

Canada Goose

Count 3

Roger Medina

species 62.

Mallard

Count 4

Roger Medina

species 63.

Chimney Swift

Count 3

Roger Medina

species 64.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Count 1

Roger Medina

species 65.

Clapper Rail

Count 1

Roger Medina

species 66.

Black-bellied Plover

Count 2

Roger Medina

species 67.

Turkey Vulture

Count 2

Roger Medina

species 68.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Count 1

Roger Medina

species 69.

Gray Catbird

Count 1

Roger Medina

species 70.

Belted Kingfisher

Count 1

Roger Medina

species 71.

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Count 2

Roger Medina

species 72.

Tufted Titmouse

Count 1

Roger Medina

species 73.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Count 2

Roger Medina

species 74.

Gull-billed Tern

Count 1

Roger Medina

species 75.

Merlin

Count 1

Roger Medina

species 76.

Tree Swallow

Count 1

Roger Medina

species 77.

Yellow-throated Warbler

Count 1

Roger Medina

species 78.

Red-breasted Merganser

Count 1

Cole Tiemann

species 79.

White Ibis

Count 5

Austin Conley

species 80.

Mountain Bluebird

Count 1

Austin Conley

species 81.

Red-winged Blackbird

Count 5

Austin Conley

species 82.

Pied-billed Grebe

Count 1

Morgan F.

species 83.

Cooper's Hawk

Count 1

Jay Sliwinski 🦤

species 84.

Black Scoter

Count 5

Tom McNeil

species 85.

Long-tailed Duck

Count 1

Sanjay Karanth

species 86.

American White Pelican

Count 1

dan shivone

species 87.

Caspian Tern

Count 1

Ryne VanKrevelen

species 88.

Wilson's Plover

Count 1

Elizabeth Hogan

species 89.

Little Blue Heron

Count 1

G Baliga

species 90.

Painted Bunting

Count 1

G Baliga

species 91.

White-throated Sparrow

Count 1

Will Babb

species 92.

Common Eider

Count 1

Stephen Pollock

species 93.

Bufflehead

Count 6

Stephen Pollock

species 94.

Great Cormorant

Count 5

Joe Verica

species 95.

Savannah Sparrow

Count 3

Stephen Pollock

species 96.

Western Tanager

Count 1

Will Taber

species 97.

Semipalmated Plover

Count 1

Jenna Donkle

species 98.

Piping Plover

Count 1

Jenna Donkle

species 99.

Cedar Waxwing

Count 50

Jenna Donkle

species 100.

Bald Eagle

Count 1

David Williams

species 101.

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

species 102.

Short-billed Dowitcher

Count 2

Ian Ruppenthal

species 103.

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Count 1

Ian Ruppenthal

species 104.

Black Tern

Count 2

Stephen Pollock

species 105.

Killdeer

Count 1

Nick Ramsey

species 106.

Great Crested Flycatcher

Count 1

Don Aldridge

species 107.

Snowy Egret

Count 1

K Dean Edwards

species 108.

Blue-winged Teal

Count 1

Bill Rhodes

species 109.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Count 1

Bill Rhodes

species 110.

Dovekie

Count 1

Ray Korpi

species 111.

Blue-headed Vireo

Count X

Ray Korpi

species 112.

Brown-headed Cowbird

Count X

Ray Korpi

species 113.

Black-and-white Warbler

Count X

Ray Korpi

species 114.

White-winged Scoter

Count 2

Ray Korpi

species 115.

Parasitic Jaeger

Count 1

Ray Korpi

species 116.

Northern Flicker

Count 1

Ray Korpi

species 117.

Dunlin

Count 60

Ben Graham

species 118.

Ruddy Duck

Count 2

Chuck Fields

species 119.

Surf Scoter

Count 2

lester coble

species 120.

Pacific Loon

Count 1

Jamie Adams

species 121.

Red Knot

Count 1

David Doolittle

species 122.

Greater Yellowlegs

Count 2

David Doolittle

species 123.

Anhinga

Count 2

David Doolittle

species 124.

Seaside Sparrow

Count 7

Tim Armstrong

species 125.

Nelson's Sparrow

Count 4

Tim Armstrong

species 126.

Stilt Sandpiper

Count 3

Diana Pond

species 127.

Western Sandpiper

Count 3

Diana Pond

species 128.

Brown Booby

Count 1

Todd Deal

species 129.

Wood Duck

Count 2

David Doolittle

species 130.

Spotted Sandpiper

Count 2

David Doolittle

species 131.

Red-tailed Hawk

Count 1

David Doolittle

species 132.

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Count 1

David Doolittle

species 133.

Chipping Sparrow

Count 2

David Doolittle

species 134.

Pine Warbler

Count 1

David Doolittle

species 135.

Eared Grebe

Count 1

Robert Snowden

species 136.

Glossy Ibis

Count X

Megan Kasprzak

species 137.

Pectoral Sandpiper

Count X

Spence Stehno

species 138.

American Kestrel

Count 1

Marty Wolf

species 139.

Snowy Plover

Count 1

Bill Jacobs

species 140.

Black-headed Gull

Count 1

Bill Jacobs

species 141.

Saltmarsh Sparrow

Count 1

Tim Armstrong

species 142.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Count 2

Tim Armstrong

species 143.

Sooty Tern

Count 1

Sam Cooper

species 144.

Leach's Storm-Petrel

Count 1

Sam Cooper

species 145.

Purple Sandpiper

Count X

Jesse Pope

species 146.

Common Goldeneye

Count 1

David Johnson

species 147.

Hermit Thrush

Count 1

David Johnson

species 148.

Palm Warbler

Count X

Gary Wiggins

species 149.

American Coot

Count 1

Bill Jacobs

species 150.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Count 1

Bill Jacobs

species 151.

American Bittern

Count 5

Gary Wiggins

species 152.

American Goldfinch

Count 1

Tom Forwood JR

species 153.

Marsh Wren

Count 1

Tim Armstrong

species 154.

Great Horned Owl

Count X

bob dellinger

species 155.

Black-necked Stilt

Count X

Dwayne Martin

species 156.

House Wren

Count 1

Ron Morris

species 157.

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Count 1

John Brunjes

species 158.

Wild Turkey

Count X

Dana Schroeder

species 159.

Loggerhead Shrike

Count 1

Daniel Hueholt

species 160.

Glaucous Gull

Count 1

CBC Historic Data

species 161.

Snow Goose

Count X

S Hall

species 162.

American Black Duck

Count X

S Hall

species 163.

Peregrine Falcon

Count X

S Hall

species 164.

Harlequin Duck

Count 1

Nate Swick

species 165.

Pomarine Jaeger

Count 1

CBC Historic Data

species 166.

Thick-billed Murre

Count 1

CBC Historic Data

species 167.

Bridled Tern

Count 1

CBC Historic Data

species 168.

Magnificent Frigatebird

Count 1

CBC Historic Data

species 169.

Little Gull

Count 1

CBC Historic Data

species 170.

Black-legged Kittiwake

Count 1

CBC Historic Data

species 171.

Long-billed Curlew

Count 1

CBC Historic Data

species 172.

Sooty Shearwater

Count 1

CBC Historic Data

species 173.

Brant

Count 9

CBC Historic Data

species 174.

Red-necked Grebe

Count 1

CBC Historic Data

species 175.

Ring-necked Duck

Count X

David Shealer

species 176.

Common Gallinule

Count X

David Shealer

species 177.

Marbled Godwit

Count X

David Shealer

species 178.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Count X

David Shealer

species 179.

Common Yellowthroat

Count X

David Shealer

species 180.

Northern Bobwhite

Count 1

Scott Schwenk

species 181.

King Eider

Count 2

CBC Historic Data

species 182.

Shiny Cowbird

Count X

John Brunjes

species 183.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Count 1

Richard Knapton

species 184.

Eastern Kingbird

Count 2

Richard Knapton

species 185.

Eastern Meadowlark

Count 10

Robin Carter

species 186.

Cattle Egret

Count X

Bob Powell

species 187.

Hairy Woodpecker

Count X

Bob Powell

species 188.

Acadian Flycatcher

Count X

Bob Powell

species 189.

Red-eyed Vireo

Count X

Bob Powell

species 190.

Wood Thrush

Count X

Bob Powell

species 191.

Orchard Oriole

Count X

Bob Powell

species 192.

American Redstart

Count X

Bob Powell

species 193.

Northern Parula

Count X

Bob Powell

species 194.

Long-billed Dowitcher

Count 2

Cliff Comeau

species 195.

Downy Woodpecker

Count 1

Cliff Comeau

species 196.

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Count 1

Cliff Comeau

species 197.

Summer Tanager

Count 1

Cliff Comeau

species 198.

Red-headed Woodpecker

Count 2

Cliff Comeau

species 199.

White-eyed Vireo

Count 5

Cliff Comeau

species 200.

Kentucky Warbler

Count 1

Cliff Comeau

species 201.

Indigo Bunting

Count 1

Cliff Comeau

species 202.

Common Merganser

Count 1

Cliff Comeau

species 203.

Purple Finch

Count 1

Cliff Comeau

species 204.

Common Ground Dove

Count 1

Cliff Comeau

species 205.

Bank Swallow

Count 2

Cliff Comeau

Exotic: Escapee

Mute Swan

Count 1

David Doolittle

Additional taxa

loon sp.

Count 1

mark thomas

Greater/Lesser Scaup

Count 12

Janelle McDonald

gull sp.

Count 40

Betty Glass

tern sp.

Count 2

Vicky Whitaker

scoter sp.

Count 50

David Williams

crow sp.

Count 4

Don Aldridge

peep sp.

Count 4

Matthew Withrow

shorebird sp.

Count 18

Ray Korpi

duck sp.

Count 3

Ray Korpi

Sterna sp.

Count 10

Ray Korpi

Larus sp.

Count 5

Ashwin Srinivasan

Nelson's/Saltmarsh Sparrow (Sharp-tailed Sparrow)

Count 3

Tim Armstrong

hawk sp.

Count 1

Miriam Oudejans

new world sparrow sp.

Count 5

Tim Armstrong

Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher

Count X

Megan Kasprzak

Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs

Count 2

Tim Armstrong

Surf/Black Scoter

Count 1

David Johnson

wren sp.

Count 1

Cynthia Worthington

Arctic/Pacific Loon

Count 1

CBC Historic Data

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Observer	Date	Species
Paul Winer	18 Sep 2023	1
Rana Alkhaldi	10 Sep 2023	3
Taryn Payne	29 Aug 2023	7
Basil Snyder	29 Jul 2023	9
Basil Snyder	29 Jul 2023	3
Basil Snyder	28 Jul 2023	4
Jacob Tsikoyak	27 Jul 2023	1
John Faber	12 Jul 2023	6
Toby Amodeo	24 Jun 2023	10
Salvation Burnette	21 Jun 2023	10

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Top eBirders sorted by number of observed species
Rank	eBirder	Total
1	Cliff Comeau	109
2	Tim Armstrong	79
3	David Doolittle	78
4	Bill Jacobs	60
4	Ray Korpi	60
6	John Brunjes	58
7	Roger Medina	57
8	Bob Powell	48
9	Nate Swick	42
9	David Shealer	42