This spring marked the 4th year of our annual Spring Bird Count on the land of Harrison-Long Point. Taking place on Saturday, April 15th, our team of birders spent the morning glassing various habitat from the Rookery, creeks, ponds, grassland, and wooded canopy, covering just over 4.5 miles of ground. During the 4 hour count, 50 total species of birds were documented to include 5 new species added to our spring checklist. A new species is a species that has not yet been observed during a specific count at a set time. This does not necessarily mean that these new species have not been observed on the property previously. This year’s new species included Boat-tailed Grackle, Cedar Waxwing, Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, and Neotropic Cormorant.
Since starting in 2020, a total of 97 species have been observed over the course of our spring bird counts at Harrison-Long Point.
For the full list of all species observed, please visit our eBird checklist.
Green Heron.
Great Egret on nest with chicks.