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Shorebird Census 23 August 1998

This data was gathered by TASL volunteers censusing regions of Boston Harbor.
All observations were from land.

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Species Rymney
Marsh		 Belle
Isle/
Oasis		 Logan
Airport		 Snake
Island		 Squan-
tum/
Long
Island		 High
tide
totals		 Pines
River		 Point
of
Pines		 Low
tide
totals
D-c Corm     3   78       81      
GBHeron   2         1   2   1     1
Gr Egret   6   6         12      
Sn Egret   24   70     14   13   116   1   1   2
B-c N-heron     1         1      
Gl Ibis   3           3      
Am Bl Duck     17         17     13   13
B-w Teal   3   1         4      
Osprey   2           2      
No Harrier   1           1      
B-b Plover   276   45   30   101     452   19   35   54
Semi Plover   36   213   45   6   137   392   22   475   497
Killdeer       2     2   2      
Am Oysterca       4       4      
Gr Yellowlegs   46   42     70   44   196   11   1   12
Le Yellowlegs   23   13     4   3   40      
Willet         1     1      
Spot Sandpi           1   1      
Hud Godwit     3     1     4      
R Turnstone       8       8     1   1
Red Knot   3       2     5     5   5
Sanderling                  350   350
Semi Sandpiper   195   567   20   15   371   1162   129   275   404
W Sandpiper           1        
L Sandpiper   9   28     8   11   50     2   2
W-r Sandpiper   6           6     20   20
Pec Sandpiper   2         3   4     1   1
Stilt Sand     1         1      
S-b Dowitcher   60   30     4   13   105     63   63
dow (sp)     11     1     12      
Wil Phalar     2         2      
Laugh Gull       20   45   3   67     10   10
Bon Gull             0     150   150
Comm Tern       10       10   1   6   7
Time 2:20-2:45 PM 11:40 AM-2:30 PM 11:30 AM-NOON 12:45-1:00 PM NOON 4-5 PM 5-7 PM
Weather Cloudy AM
Wind SE 5 mph
Temperature 78°-70°F (26°-21°C)
High Tide 1:05 PM
Thanks to the August Census volunteers:
Ken Barney, Lois Jenkins, Mimi Murphy, Michele Parham, Joe Pike, Fay & Peter Vale, Soheil Zendeh. Special thanks to Renee & Joe Pike for the use of their boat.

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Last Update: 9/1/1998
Compiler: Soheil Zendeh
Email: szendeh@rcn.com