Castle Island and Pleasure Bay, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Jan 12, 2025 8:15 AM – 10:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
20 species
Brant 25
American Black Duck 4
Common Eider 28
Surf Scoter 12
White-winged Scoter 4
Black Scoter 3
Long-tailed Duck 8
Bufflehead 6
Common Goldeneye 20
Red-breasted Merganser 15
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 50
Dunlin 60
Glaucous Gull 1 On jetty in pleasure bay
Red-throated Loon 5
Common Loon 8
Bald Eagle 1
Rough-legged Hawk 1 Hovering over airport
Downy Woodpecker 1
Song Sparrow 1
Pine Warbler 1 On vines on wall by shipping containers
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