Putnamville Reservoir, Essex, Massachusetts, US
15-Nov-2022 07:45 – 08:25
Checklist Comments:    Sunny, cold, 28 degrees, light wind.  Led BBC trip.
Canada Goose  45
Mute Swan  2
Mallard  16
American Black Duck  3
Green-winged Teal  5
Ring-necked Duck  1
Greater Scaup  3
Lesser Scaup  19
Greater/Lesser Scaup  20
Bufflehead  27
Hooded Merganser  30    Estimate.  Many a long ways out.
Common Merganser  6
Ruddy Duck  145
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  2
American Coot  43
Ring-billed Gull  27
Herring Gull  4
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Great Blue Heron  1
Bald Eagle  1    This adult bird put on a great show hunting Coots.  It had the flock terrorized for five minutes, constantly swooping down on them, and once hitting the water in pursuit of them.  The BAEA eventually gave up and flew off.
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  1
American Goldfinch  2
Song Sparrow  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S122533510
Artichoke Reservoir, Essex, Massachusetts, US
15-Nov-2022 09:00 – 09:20
Canada Goose  23
Mute Swan  2
Mallard  33
Ring-necked Duck  12
Greater/Lesser Scaup  10    distant
Bufflehead  4
Hooded Merganser  21
Ruddy Duck  45
Horned Grebe  3
Ring-billed Gull  2
Great Blue Heron  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S122533508
Cherry Hill Reservoir, Essex, Massachusetts, US
15-Nov-2022 10:25 – 10:55
Canada Goose  28
Mallard  14
Redhead  2    Continuing females.  Took a while as they were drifting about with a good sized flock of RNDU’s.  Light brown, steep forehead, tri-colored bill, faint line through eye to the back of the head.
Ring-necked Duck  140
Lesser Scaup  10
Greater/Lesser Scaup  12
Bufflehead  6
Common Merganser  4
Ruddy Duck  40
Mourning Dove  1
Great Blue Heron  1
American Tree Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S122533506

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