Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
26-Aug-2023 07:48 – 08:28
Protocol: International Shorebird Survey (ISS)
0.2 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC walk.
22 species
Mallard  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3
Least Sandpiper  12
Semipalmated Sandpiper  4
Short-billed Dowitcher  3
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Greater Yellowlegs  11
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  4
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Great Blue Heron  3
Great Egret  18
Snowy Egret  20
Peregrine Falcon  2    Immature birds, one male, one female based on size.  Put on a great show harassing the Shorebirds and Egrets.  Interacted with one another occassionaly.
Warbling Vireo  1    parking lot
Blue Jay  1
Tree Swallow  2
Barn Swallow  1
European Starling  15
Gray Catbird  1
American Goldfinch  2
Saltmarsh Sparrow  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S148727476
Belle Isle Marsh Reservation–The Key Wildlife Observation Area, Suffolk, Massachusetts,
26-Aug-2023 08:46 – 09:09
Mallard  1
American Black Duck  4
Mourning Dove  2
Whimbrel  1    Flyover, calling.  Large, brownish shorebird with long, down turned bill, white-eyeline
Least Sandpiper  4
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Herring Gull  3
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Osprey  1
Tree Swallow  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S148727479
Winthrop Beach and Five Sisters, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
26-Aug-2023 09:18 – 10:10
Common Eider  9
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  16
Mourning Dove  2
American Oystercatcher  2
Semipalmated Plover  36
Semipalmated Sandpiper  26
Bonaparte’s Gull  2
Laughing Gull  6
Ring-billed Gull  21
Herring Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Double-crested Cormorant  82
Tree Swallow  1
European Starling  10
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S148727480
Fisherman’s Bend Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
26-Aug-2023 10:12 – 10:32
American Oystercatcher  4
Black-bellied Plover  38    Max count on rocks.  As we were leaving, small groups began flying off.
Semipalmated Plover  6
Least Sandpiper  2
Semipalmated Sandpiper  4
peep sp.  20
Ring-billed Gull  3
Herring Gull  5
Double-crested Cormorant  7
Great Egret  1
Carolina Wren  1    Heard
European Starling  6
Gray Catbird  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  1
House Finch  5
American Goldfinch  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S148727481

Roberts on Raptors

Roberts on Raptors Many of you know Paul Roberts and have benefited from his wisdom and advice about raptors. For many years Paul has published his thoughts and stories about hawks in general and the

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Roberts on Raptors

Roberts on Raptors Many of you know Paul Roberts and have benefited from his wisdom and advice about raptors. For many years Paul has published his thoughts and stories about hawks in general and the

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

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