Cumberland Farms (IBA), Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Oct 26, 2025 7:00 AM – 11:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.603 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club walk. Ray Bedard leading with 8 attendees. Thank you to everyone who showed up!
Temp was 36 with clear skies and no wind to start with a light ground fog blanketing the fields. Temp rose to 56 by the end of the walk with a slight breeze and beautiful sunny skies!
Excellent numbers of Savanna Sparrows moving around and a surprise of 4 Sandhill Cranes flying over. This is the second time I have had sandhills on this walk.
48 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 4
Mourning Dove 21
Sandhill Crane 4 Very vocal group flying with outstretched necks. I will upload one bad photo. Others, I’m sure, got better shots.
American Herring Gull 11
Double-crested Cormorant 185 Three different flocks
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Northern) 1
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Northern Harrier 8
Red-tailed Hawk 1 Not a full borealis subspecies. Maybe crossed with aboeticola. Juvenile bird with fineley banded tail, complete dark belly band and heavy streaking on chest. Hopefully someone got some photos
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 4
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 6
Blue Jay 21
American Crow 4
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 4
Tree Swallow 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 5
Carolina Wren (Northern) 6
European Starling 14
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 4
American Robin 6
House Sparrow 15
House Finch 1
Purple Finch (Eastern) 2
American Goldfinch 31
Clay-colored Sparrow 1 There was some debate about this juvenile bird. I originally had it as spizella sp. The pale lores and black line bordering the cheek patch and lack of a black eye line pointed to Clay-colored over Chipping. Glen D’entremont confirmed this ID via photos I emailed him.
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 6
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 75 Minimum count
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 11
Lincoln’s Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 11
Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern) 26 Multiple groups counted by ones
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 230
Rusty Blackbird 8
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 12
Common Yellowthroat 1
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 8
Northern Cardinal (Common) 6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S282924780
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