Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
Feb 27, 2021 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
8.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Snow, then rain mixed with snow, or just rain, winds 10-15 mph. 33-42 degrees F. Visibility fairly poor. Five hardy birders joined me for various stops in Cohasset and Scituate.
30 species (+1 other taxa)
Brant  6
Canada Goose  36
Mute Swan  5
Mallard  22
American Black Duck  14
Common Eider  8
White-winged Scoter  16
Black Scoter  13
Bufflehead  26
Common Goldeneye  2
Red-breasted Merganser  15
Wild Turkey  8    Crossing Route 3A in North Cohasset
Red-necked Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  3
Herring Gull  12
Great Blue Heron  2    1 seen in a small pool behind Egypt Beach, 1 flying across Herring River, McEachern Park
Red-tailed Hawk  1    Seen bringing a stick to a nest atop an evergreen, old cemetery, Joy Place (overlooking Little Harbor), Cohasset
Buteo sp.  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  10
Black-capped Chickadee  7
Tufted Titmouse  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  4
House Sparrow  6
House Finch  8
Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S82547448

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