Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Bristol, Massachusetts, US
May 31, 2026 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: SSBC/BBC trip; Glenn d’Entremont leader; 5 participants
56 species
Canada Goose 12
Mallard 1
Common Eider (Dresser’s) 10
Black Scoter 1 imm male
Red-breasted Merganser 3 female
Ring-necked Pheasant 1 likely survivor of last fall hunt; call only from farm/field area
Mourning Dove 6
American Oystercatcher 3
Killdeer 5 includes 2 half-grown young
Willet (Eastern) 16
Semipalmated Sandpiper 50
American Herring Gull X
Least Tern 5
Common Tern 15
Common Loon 2
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Snowy Egret 1
Great Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey (American) 12
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1 adult; being harassed by Osprey
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Willow Flycatcher 8
White-eyed Vireo 5
Eastern Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 4
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow (American) 15
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
European Starling X
Gray Catbird 17
American Robin 8
Cedar Waxwing 12
House Sparrow X
House Finch 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Seaside Sparrow 3
Saltmarsh Sparrow 14
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 4
Eastern Towhee 1
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 20
Common Grackle 5
Ovenbird 1
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 7
Northern Yellow Warbler 22
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S350858502
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