Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Bristol, Massachusetts, US

Jun 1, 2025 7:00 AM – 10:45 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    SSBC/BBC trip; Glenn d’Entremont leader; 6 participants

55 species (+1 other taxa)

Mute Swan  1

Mallard  1

American Black Duck  4

Common Eider (Dresser’s)  3

Mourning Dove  2

Clapper Rail  2    last bird-about 10:00, the first time we have heard it; then two birds calling together

Killdeer  1

Willet (Eastern)  6

Willet (Western)  1    interesting; pale gray over all lacking the underpart heavy breast streaking of eastern Willet; Eastern Willet came in to harass and was 95-90% size of this individual which gave way to the aggressive EAWI.  Was with 4 male GRYE which looked small next to this individual (images taken by participants on trip)

Greater Yellowlegs  4

Ring-billed Gull  X

American Herring Gull  X

Great Black-backed Gull  X

Least Tern  1

Common Tern  75

Double-crested Cormorant  35    almost all imm

Glossy Ibis  1

Snowy Egret  4

Great Egret  4

Turkey Vulture  2

Osprey (American)  4

Willow Flycatcher  9

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

White-eyed Vireo  2

Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  6

Barn Swallow (American)  15

Carolina Wren  7

European Starling  X

Gray Catbird  16

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  7

Cedar Waxwing  12

House Sparrow  X

House Finch  3

American Goldfinch  5

Seaside Sparrow  2

Saltmarsh Sparrow  6

Song Sparrow  7

Eastern Towhee  2

Bobolink  2

Orchard Oriole  1

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  15

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle  5

Golden-winged Warbler  1    About 6:25 am before actual walk; only explanation of audio; constant and continuing for ~10 minutes of buzzy notes-higher first note lower 3 to 4; constantly singing this same song (50 or 60 individual songs) with no variation; when encountering this song recently in MA there was variation or switching song to Blue-winged typed song(s) and confirmed hybrid or visual BWWA phenotype; bird moved inland and then not relocated during actual walk despite attempted playback; the first spot was a dense tree along south facing edge on Quansett trail being hit by SW winds of 20+; moved inland on my way back but still could not see individual; likely migrant (maybe VT bird?) and continued inland

Common Yellowthroat  3

American Redstart  1

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  31

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S246121172