Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Bristol, Massachusetts, US
21-May-2023 08:00 – 10:30
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk – Allen’s Pond WS – leader Nick Paulson – beach loop and Allen’s Neck trails.
72 species
Mute Swan  1
Mallard  1
American Black Duck  18
Common Eider (Dresser’s)  1
Mourning Dove  7
Chimney Swift  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
American Oystercatcher  1
Killdeer  1
Dunlin  5
Least Sandpiper  2
Willet (Eastern)  12
Herring Gull (American)  7
Least Tern  1
Common Tern (hirundo/tibetana)  8
Double-crested Cormorant  18
Great Egret  6
Snowy Egret  3
Glossy Ibis  1
Osprey (carolinensis)  18
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Willow Flycatcher  3
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  1
White-eyed Vireo  2
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  4
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  3
Tree Swallow  6
Barn Swallow (American)  19
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  3
House Wren (Northern)  2
Carolina Wren  8
European Starling  1
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  1
Veery  4
American Robin  17
Cedar Waxwing  3
House Sparrow  5
House Finch  5
American Goldfinch  5
Chipping Sparrow  9
Seaside Sparrow (Atlantic)  3    1 seen from causeway, 1 calling near pannes, 1 further out trail.
Saltmarsh Sparrow  8
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  6
Eastern Towhee  5
Bobolink  4
Baltimore Oriole  2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  22
Brown-headed Cowbird  6
Common Grackle (Bronzed)  12
Ovenbird  5
Northern Waterthrush  1
Blue-winged Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  4
Magnolia Warbler  1
Bay-breasted Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  24
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
Northern Cardinal  4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2
Indigo Bunting  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S138807970

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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