Shorebird Counter and Educator Report for Wednesday, September 9, 2026 as part of the Shorebird Conservation and Education Project, located at Irving Nature Park in Saint John, NB.
Conditions:
Start: 09:00 AM
Weather: 13°C, Clear / Sunny, Wind 5 S
High Tide: 11:07 AM
End: 02:00 PM
Weather: 13°C, Partly Cloudy, Wind 16 S
Beach Engagement & Observations:
People Engaged 8
Total People on Beach 20
Dogs Leashed 2
Dogs Unleashed 1
Anglers 3
Monarchs 2
Birds Observed:
Boardwalk
Time 09:30 AM
eBird Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S391375595
# Species Observed 32
Canada Goose 4
American Black Duck 25
Green-winged Teal 3
Common Eider 1
Surf Scoter 100
Black-bellied Plover 7
American Golden-Plover 1
Hudsonian Whimbrel 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 54
peep sp. 20
shorebird sp. 3
Ring-billed Gull 175
American Herring Gull 62
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
gull sp. 45
Caspian Tern 2
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 63
Great Egret 5
Great Blue Heron 9
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle 1
Merlin 1
Peregrine Falcon 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 4
American Pipit 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 2
Notes / Comments:
I spent 2 hours on the boardwalk today
East Beach
Notes / Comments:
Not Surveyed
Main Beach
Time 09:00 AM
eBird Checklist Link https://ebird.org/checklist/S391373838
# Species Observed 7
Canada Goose 14 Mallard 3 American Black Duck 7 Semipalmated Plover 7 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Least Sandpiper 40 Pectoral Sandpiper 2 Semipalmated Sandpiper 300 peep sp. 22 Ring-billed Gull 3 American Herring Gull 35 Bald Eagle 1 Peregrine Falcon 1
Notes / Comments:
Beach and Marsh done at same point and time from center point by log, there was a flock of SESA being harrassed by a Peregrine flying in front of beach at time of Survey.
Marsh
Time 09:00 AM
eBird Checklist Link https://ebird.org/checklist/S391373838
# Species Observed 9
Notes / Comments:
Ebird list is for both marsh and beach, was done from point on road /beach where the beach has the log on it and the marsh has creek close to gravel.
Mudflats
Time 12:30 PM
eBird Checklist Link https://ebird.org/checklist/S391376385
# Species Observed 20
Black-bellied Plover 1 Semipalmated Plover 55 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Semipalmated Sandpiper 48 peep sp. 1365 Ring-billed Gull 63 American Herring Gull 45 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 Caspian Tern 2 Double-crested Cormorant 64 Great Egret 3 Great Blue Heron 10 Turkey Vulture 2 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 1 Bald Eagle 1 Merlin 1 Peregrine Falcon 2 American Crow 4
Notes / Comments (Mudflats):
The number of peeps is beginning to drop significantly. There were a couple of Peregrines flying around but seemed not to be interested in peeps on mudflats.
Overall Report Comments or Notes:
Today I focused on the Boardwalk since the tide was flooding out much of the grass points allowing to get a view of the species usually hidden in the area.
Submitted by Counter/Educator: Paul Martin
The Shorebird Conservation and Education Project is supported by our funders at the NB Wildlife Trust Fund, the NB Environmental Trust Fund.