Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Sep 1, 2018 6:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, 5 participants
54 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 15
American Black Duck 1
Green-winged Teal (American) 1
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
peep sp. 5
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Double-crested Cormorant 7
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 2
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey (carolinensis) 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Eastern Screech-Owl (Northern) 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 7
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 8
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 2 imm
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 15
American Crow 10
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 200
Bank Swallow 2
Barn Swallow (American) 4
Black-capped Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 9
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 8
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 4
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 11
Gray Catbird 31
Northern Mockingbird 10
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 15
House Finch 8
American Goldfinch 9
Song Sparrow 9
Bobolink 5
Baltimore Oriole 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 38
Common Grackle 15
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Cardinal 8
House Sparrow X
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48716158
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