Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Jun 29, 2025 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
37 species
Mallard 3
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 2
American Oystercatcher 1
Killdeer 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 5
American Woodcock 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Willet 10
Least Tern 2
Common Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Black-crowned Night Heron 2
Snowy Egret 5
Great Egret 8
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
American Kestrel 3 2 juv 1 adult
Eastern Kingbird 3
Tree Swallow 15
Purple Martin 2 Female visible from swamp boardwalk on Winthrop side of marsh on way to Short beach; second visible from boardwalk near RPM building hanging out on bird house; uncommon for this area
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 9 Many
Barn Swallow 3
Northern House Wren 2
European Starling 20
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 8
Cedar Waxwing 1
House Sparrow 20
American Goldfinch 2
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 4
Yellow Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S255776957
Short Beach, Winthrop, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Jun 29, 2025 10:16 AM – 10:46 AM
Protocol: Stationary
6 species
Common Eider 1
White-winged Scoter 1
Osprey 1
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 2
European Starling 1
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