Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Sep 5, 2026 6:15 AM – 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: SSBC/BBC trip; Glenn d’Entremont leader; 10 participants
38 species
Canada Goose 1
Wood Duck 1 male, eclipse
Mallard 3
Wild Turkey 3
Mourning Dove 5
Least Sandpiper 1 juv on bar in pond
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Eastern Screech-Owl 3 2 @ cemetery; 1 @ trees between Pond & Secret trails
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 3
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Northern Flicker 4
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 7
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 7
Tree Swallow 0 stunning, NO swallows!
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 6
Northern House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 50
Gray Catbird 33
Northern Mockingbird 8
American Robin 10
Cedar Waxwing 10
House Sparrow X
House Finch 10
American Goldfinch 8
Song Sparrow 3
Bobolink 2
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 1
Common Grackle 4
Common Yellowthroat 3
Northern Cardinal 7
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S390418757
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