Wompatuck SP, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Apr 29, 2018 6:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Comments: Brookline Bird Club walk led by Eddie Giles.
30 species
Mallard 2 Flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant 16 Flyovers
Turkey Vulture 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Herring Gull 1 Flyover
Mourning Dove 6
Barred Owl (Northern) 2 Silent pair perched together in a white pine at a distance of about 30 feet away. Alerted to their presence by the alarm calls of a gray squirrel. In general vicinity of pair observed on 4/22 and presumed to be the same birds.
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 3
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 14 Including one raucous flock of 10 birds.
Fish Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 4
Winter Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 12
American Robin 6
Ovenbird 4
Northern Waterthrush 1 ‘Rare’ looks at a perched, singing male.
Black-and-white Warbler 6
Palm Warbler 3
Pine Warbler 12
Chipping Sparrow 16
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 10
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
House Finch 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45380785
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