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
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