Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Bristol, Massachusetts, US
Jun 2, 2024 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.25 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: SSBC, BBC Trip lead by G. D’Entremont. Clear skies, high 60s to low 70s°F, slight breeze, mid tide falling. Marshes and Quansett Trail
39 species
Common Eider (Dresser’s) 19 Three females together with 16 ducklings
Mourning Dove 3
Killdeer 2
Willet (Eastern) 6
Herring Gull 4
Common Tern 70
Roseate Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey (carolinensis) 7
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Willow Flycatcher 8
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
White-eyed Vireo 2 Pretty good looks at one singing and preening along Quansett Trail
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow (American) 15
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 3
Gray Catbird 11
American Robin 6
Cedar Waxwing 5
House Sparrow 3
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 6
Seaside Sparrow 2 Brief looks at at least two flying about the saltmarsh
Saltmarsh Sparrow 6 Good looks at a few
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 8
Bobolink 3
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 6
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 28
Northern Cardinal 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S180200159
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