Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 100 total documented species.
Calidris alba
sanderling
Very Common10 obs.
Tringa semipalmata
Willet
Very Common9 obs.
Recurvirostra americana
American avocet
Very Common9 obs.
Leucophaeus atricilla
Laughing Gull
Very Common9 obs.
Pelecanus occidentalis
Brown Pelican (Southern)
Very Common9 obs.
Arenaria interpres
ruddy turnstone
Common8 obs.
Calidris minutilla
least sandpiper
Common7 obs.
Cardinalis cardinalis
Northern Cardinal
Common7 obs.
Melospiza lincolnii
Lincoln Sparrow
Common6 obs.
Quiscalus major
Boat-tailed Grackle
Common6 obs.
Numenius americanus
long-billed curlew
Common6 obs.
Larus delawarensis
Ring-billed Gull
Occasional6 obs.
Egretta thula
Snowy Egret
Occasional6 obs.
Anemone berlandieri
Ten-petal anemone
Occasional6 obs.
Egretta rufescens
Reddish Egret
Occasional6 obs.
Thalasseus maximus
Royal Tern
Occasional5 obs.
Ardea herodias
Great Blue Heron
Occasional5 obs.
Agelaius phoeniceus
Red-Winged Blackbird (Red-Winged)
Rare5 obs.
Tringa melanoleuca
Greater Yellowlegs
Rare5 obs.
Erythemis simplicicollis
Eastern Pondhawk
Rare4 obs.
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