North Fork Audubon Society - Plum Island Bird Survey 11/27/07
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Plum Island Bird Survey 11/27/07

Here are the results of the Plum Island bird survey conducted on Plum Island on 11/27/07.  The survey was conducted by Carolyn Spilman from Audubon New York and John Sep from North Fork Audubon Society.  Wandering counts were conducted at 18 stops throughout the entire island from 7:30 AM to 11:45 AM.

The highlight of the day was an adult peregrine falcon hunting the dunes near Pine Point!

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SpeciesCount
Canada Goose

12

American Black Duck

15

Mallard

4

Common Eider

1

Surf Scoter

2

White-winged Scoter

3

Red-breasted Merganser

49

Red-throated Loon

8

Common Loon

37

Double-crested Cormorant

11

Great Cormorant

7

Northern Gannet

12

Northern Harrier

1

Red-tailed Hawk

2

Peregrine Falcon

1

Laughing Gull

1

Herring Gull

69

Great Black-backed Gull

40

Mourning Dove

4

Northern Flicker

1

Blue Jay

1

American Crow

16

Black-capped Chickadee

5

Carolina Wren

1

American Robin

1

Gray Catbird

1

European Starling

66

Song Sparrow

2

White-throated Sparrow

10

Dark-eyed Junco

1

Northern Cardinal

5

Common Grackle

152

Brown-headed Cowbird

41

American Goldfinch

3

 
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