Myles Standish SF, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Jun 5, 2024 6:42 PM – 8:47 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.25 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC, SSBC, Friends of Myles Standish Walk.
19 species
Mourning Dove 6
Eastern Whip-poor-will 6 First calling at 8:26pm, soon had 4 calling around us.
Saw one of them flying twice! Some of the group saw one land on a gate; 6th bird seen crossing road in headlights
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
House Wren (Northern) 1
Gray Catbird 3
Hermit Thrush (faxoni/crymophilus) 7
American Robin 5
American Goldfinch 5
Chipping Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 1
Eastern Towhee (Red-eyed) 17
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Ovenbird 7
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
Pine Warbler 16 Tally
Prairie Warbler 7
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S180200263
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