Cumberland Farms–River St. Entrance, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Jun 15, 2024 8:57 AM – 12:03 PM
Cumberland Farms meadow hike with the MYBC–Highlight birds BOBO; BANS; WIFL, among others. Dog Ticks in no short supply. Lots of snails.
Many leps as well: 5 Least Skippers, 1 Painted Lady, 2 Zabulon Skippers, 2 Pecks Skippers, 3 Green Cloverworm Moths, Many Tent Caterpillars (Dead, near an alive Caterpillar Tussock Moth), and 1 Lucerne Moth.
35 species (+3 other taxa)
Mourning Dove 5 Strong flight–hawk-like.
Chimney Swift 5
Killdeer 2 Flyovers.
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Accipiter sp. 1
Red-tailed Hawk 5 One mobbed by three RWBL.
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Willow Flycatcher 3
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill’s Flycatcher) X
Great Crested Flycatcher 2 One at entrance, also heard fweep calls from meadow.
Eastern Kingbird 1
crow sp. 1
Common Raven 2 ‘croak’ vocalizations.
Bank Swallow 5 Distinctive acrobatic flight, prominent breast band distinguished it from female TRES or NRWS.
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Entrance.
Gray Catbird 3
American Robin 5
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 15 Around the same number of Dog Ticks counted on my leg
Chipping Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 2 Solar panels, possible begging behavior.
Song Sparrow 10
Swamp Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 2
Bobolink 2 Singing “R2D2” song, distinctive black and white pattern.
Orchard Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird X
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 2
Ovenbird 1 Rapid “Teacher Teacher” song.
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
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