The now-famous marsh here is the scene of rapid change day-to-day, and sometimes high numbers of some species. Here are some recent counts:
 
                               Aug 2                                     Aug 3                             Aug 9                       Aug 10
Snowy Egret           18                                            142 (!)                          100                             27  
Gr Egret                    0                                              14                                  10                               2
Gt B Heron                5                                                7                                    3                               4
Geen Heron                                                                                                        1
Mallard                                                                       20                                    6                               4
Least S'piper         140                                               0                                    1                               0
Semi-p S'piper           0                                              0                                   80                           190
Semi-p Plover            4                                               0                                  ~8                                7
Killdeer                     ~6                                               0                                  ~8                                2
W Snipe                                                                                                             1                                                
Laugh Gull               65, 2 w/brown heads                 0                                    0                                2
R-b Gull                      1                                                0                                    0                                0
For' Tern                  22                                              25                                   22                        ~100
Caspian Tern            3                                                0                                      0
Royal Tern                                                                                                            1

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