BHI–Deer Island, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

28-Jan-2023 09:10 – 12:19

Protocol: Traveling

1.4 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk co-led by Soheil Zendeh & Justine Hanson. Gull and sea duck levels way down compared to past years. Eastern side only. Sunny, low 40s, stiff WSW breeze.

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19 species

Greater Scaup  12

Common Eider  75    Numbers way down from past years – this species has been adversely affected by the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.

Surf Scoter  16

Long-tailed Duck  4

Bufflehead  14

Common Goldeneye  5

Red-breasted Merganser  20

Horned Grebe  5

Mourning Dove  6

Razorbill  1    Seen on the eastern side, where the railed walk begins. In active feeding mode and only seen by a few. Blunt-billed alcid, low slung, white throat, black face and back.

Ring-billed Gull  3

Herring Gull  30

Great Black-backed Gull  8

Common Loon  2

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Peregrine Falcon  1

Common Raven  2

Snow Bunting  12

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S127192646