Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Nov 17, 2024 7:53 AM – 10:42 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.69 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC walk, 10 people including leaders.
36 species
Canada Goose 300 Est
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 9
Mallard 1
Mourning Dove 10
American Herring Gull 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Northern Harrier 3
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Eastern Screech-Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 11
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Winter Wren 1 By ear
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 6
Northern Mockingbird 2
Eastern Bluebird 5
American Robin 55
Cedar Waxwing 21
House Sparrow 1
House Finch 9
American Goldfinch 1
Snow Bunting 2
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Northern Cardinal 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S203222928
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