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Burrage Pond WMA, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

Apr 27, 2025 7:02 AM – 11:53 AM

Protocol: Traveling

5.512 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club field trip

Leader Ray Bedard plus 6 participants. Emily, Mimi, Jackie, Bob, Rob and Ben. 

Clear sunny skies to start. Temps around 45. Clouds rolled in as the temperature rose to 50 and sprinkled some rain on us. 

Sandhill Crane was the main target and they made us work for the sighting. We could hear them multiple times around the south impoundment but could not find them. They called as we were heading back towards the main trail and we decided to do a little bushwhacking to try and see the cranes. The Sandhill’s were spotted by Rob who got us all on the birds. 

The wind kept a lot of birds hunkered down and probably kept us from hearing any American Bitterns. 

Great trip and I look forward to seeing everyone soon.

51 species

Canada Goose  20

Mute Swan  6

Mallard  15

Ring-necked Duck  2

Mourning Dove  1

Chimney Swift  6

Sandhill Crane  2    Heard multiple times walking towards the south impoundment and found in the swamp behind the south impoundment.

Killdeer  2

Greater Yellowlegs  5

Ring-billed Gull  1

Double-crested Cormorant  45

Glossy Ibis  8

Great Egret  10

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  22

Osprey (American)  2

Northern Harrier  1

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

American Kestrel (Northern)  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  2

Fish Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tree Swallow  35

Barn Swallow (American)  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern)  1

Carolina Wren (Northern)  2

Northern Mockingbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  3

American Robin  5

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  6

Field Sparrow  2

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  5

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  6

Swamp Sparrow  24

Eastern Towhee  4

Orchard Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  120

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  25

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Palm Warbler (Yellow)  4

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  12

Northern Cardinal (Common)  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S230608373

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