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10,000 Birds

Each year tens of thousands of these gulls go to the islands and each pair will lay three eggs. Most of these clutches of eggs will hatch to produce three fluffy and adorable chicks. The island was home to an important population of XantusMurrelet , but the population was suffering as a result of introduced rats.

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Collaborative List – July 2018

10,000 Birds

Marbled Murrelet – Brachyramphus marmoratus. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Mahé–Beau Vallon Beach.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

10,000 Birds

Marbled Murrelet – Brachyramphus marmoratus. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Mahé–Beau Vallon Beach.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

10,000 Birds

Marbled Murrelet – Brachyramphus marmoratus. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Mahé–Beau Vallon Beach.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

10,000 Birds

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Xantus’s Hummingbird – Hylocharis xantusii. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Marbled Murrelet – Brachyramphus marmoratus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.

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Collaborative list – August 2018

10,000 Birds

Marbled Murrelet – Brachyramphus marmoratus. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Mahé–Beau Vallon Beach.

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Collaborative List – November 2018

10,000 Birds

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Xantus’s Hummingbird – Hylocharis xantusii. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Marbled Murrelet – Brachyramphus marmoratus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.

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