Crane WMA, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
May 26, 2018 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Crane WMA, Falmouth and South Cape Beach, Mashpee
34 species
Canada Goose 1
Mallard 3
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Osprey 7
Piping Plover 2
Killdeer 4
Willet 12
Herring Gull 7
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Least Tern 6
Common Tern 2
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Grasshopper Sparrow 12 singing males in extensive restored grassland at Crane WMA
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 2
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 1
House Finch 1
House Sparrow 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46092855
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