Caratunk Wildlife Refuge (ASRI), Bristol, Massachusetts, US
May 16, 2026 7:33 AM – 10:33 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.387 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Paskamansett Bird Club and Brookline Bird Club walk. Led by Carol Molander.Cloud Cover: 0%
59 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 12 5 goslings
Mallard 3
duck sp. 4 Most likely Wood Ducks
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
American Herring Gull 3
Green Heron 1 Possibly two
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 5
Eastern Kingbird 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Eastern Warbling Vireo 8
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 40 Conservative estimate
Purple Martin 40 Colony nesting in Gourds. Conservative estimate
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Northern House Wren 8
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 8
Gray Catbird 14
Eastern Bluebird 2
Veery 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 2
House Sparrow 4
American Goldfinch 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 9
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 2
Ovenbird 5
Blue-winged Warbler 5
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 8
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 1
Northern Yellow Warbler 12
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 3
Scarlet Tanager 2 Great looks by the power lines
Northern Cardinal 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S341278224
Gammino Pond Preserve, Bristol, Massachusetts, US
May 16, 2026 11:10 AM – 12:06 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.791 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Paskamansett Bird Club and Brookline Bird Club walk led by Carol Molander.
20 species
Canada Goose 4
Mute Swan 2
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Warbling Vireo 6
Tufted Titmouse 4
Tree Swallow 6
Gray Catbird 7
American Robin 4
Baltimore Oriole 6
Common Grackle 4
Ovenbird 1
Northern Cardinal 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S341278209
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