Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Bristol, Massachusetts, US
04-Jun-2023 08:00 – 11:45
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader, 4 participants
50 species
Canada Goose  1
Mute Swan  2
Gadwall  1    male, constantly calling
Mallard  22
American Black Duck  2
Common Eider (Dresser’s)  6    plus 21 young
Mourning Dove  1
American Oystercatcher  1
Greater Yellowlegs  5
Willet (Eastern)  7
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Herring Gull (American)  X
Least Tern  2
Common Tern  6
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Egret  3
Snowy Egret  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Osprey (carolinensis)  6
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Willow Flycatcher  7
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  2
White-eyed Vireo  2
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
Tree Swallow  5
Bank Swallow  1
Barn Swallow (American)  13
Carolina Wren  5
European Starling  X
Gray Catbird  18
American Robin  7
Cedar Waxwing  4
House Sparrow  X
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  6
Seaside Sparrow  1
Saltmarsh Sparrow  6
Song Sparrow  10
Bobolink  2
Orchard Oriole  1    ad male
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  35
Common Grackle  7
Blue-winged Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  6
American Redstart  1
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  28
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S140766043

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