Castle Island and Pleasure Bay, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Jan 31, 2026 9:04 AM – 11:04 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.059 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC trip. Forgot to count. about 10 plus two leaders. Very cold. Wind was moderate but created biting wind chill becasue it was about 10F and less at the start. Sunny.
26 species
Brant 58
Canada Goose 17
American Black Duck 23
Common Eider 53
Surf Scoter 2
White-winged Scoter 1
Black Scoter 1
Long-tailed Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Common Goldeneye 6
Red-breasted Merganser 18
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 15
Sanderling 1
Dunlin 26
Purple Sandpiper 18 definitely this number in one spot. High count not that unusual there.
Ring-billed Gull 3
American Herring Gull 25
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Snowy Owl 1
Horned Lark 7 definite ID, one small flock.
Snow Bunting 9
Song Sparrow 1
Pine Warbler 1 Pic may be coming. ID’d carefully. That certain citrus yellow that only Pine Warblers have. Strong contrast between darker cheeks and yellow throat.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S297516162
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