Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 11, 2025 7:53 AM – 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.89 kilometer(s)
Checklist Comments: Intermediate Low to High Tide
Joint BBC/BNC Walk
Leaders: Mike McCarthy, Neil Calabro, Correne George & Samuel Harris
41 species
Canada Goose 4
Mallard 8
American Black Duck 6
Bufflehead 2 *Late. Pair in channel.
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20
Mourning Dove 7
Chimney Swift 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 10
Willet (Eastern) 5
Greater Yellowlegs 15
Least Sandpiper 16
American Herring Gull 30
Great Black-backed Gull 1 Adult flying south
Least Tern 35
Common Tern (hirundo/tibetana) 12
Double-crested Cormorant 15
Glossy Ibis 3
Snowy Egret 4
Great Egret 4
Osprey (American) 4
Bald Eagle 2 First and Third Years
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 3 2 Adults, 1 First Year
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2 Pair
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 3
Blue Jay 1 Flying north
Tree Swallow 20 10 Pairs
Barn Swallow (American) 6 Nesting under bridge
European Starling 25
Northern Mockingbird 1 Singing in thickets by overlook.
American Robin 4 3 eggs, 2 nests
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 8
American Goldfinch 10
White-throated Sparrow 1 Tan-striped at feeders
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 8
Swamp Sparrow 1 At feeders
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 15
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 12
Northern Parula 1 Male
Northern Cardinal 2 Pair
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237107391
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