Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Feb 21, 2026 1:26 PM – 3:28 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.661 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Joint BBC/BNC Walk
Leaders: Correne George, Mike McCarthy, Neil Calabro & Samuel Harris
Intermediate Mid Tide
23 species
American Black Duck 28
Bufflehead 32
Common Goldeneye 6
Red-breasted Merganser 13
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 100
Mourning Dove 9
Ring-billed Gull 4
American Herring Gull 20
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 1
Rough-legged Hawk 1 Light morph with pale brown upperbody, pale head, white & banded tail, largely white underwing, black ‘wrists’ & primaries, and thick black belly striations
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 3
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
European Starling 56
American Robin 4
House Sparrow 25
House Finch 44 38 flying 6 perched
American Goldfinch 40 In the birches eating catkins by first observation deck
American Tree Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 23
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S303258952
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