Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Aug 31, 2024 6:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader, 8 participants
45 species
Canada Goose 29
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 11
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Green Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Osprey (carolinensis) 2
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Eastern Screech-Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 6
Common Raven 3
Black-capped Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 8
Tree Swallow 1500
Barn Swallow (American) 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 10
European Starling X
Gray Catbird 28
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 4
Cedar Waxwing 12
House Sparrow X
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 4
Song Sparrow 17
Swamp Sparrow 1
Bobolink 15
Baltimore Oriole 4
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 6
Common Yellowthroat 3
Northern Cardinal 10
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
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