Putnamville Reservoir, Essex, Massachusetts, US
15-Nov-2022 07:45 – 08:25
Checklist Comments: Sunny, cold, 28 degrees, light wind. Led BBC trip.
Canada Goose 45
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 16
American Black Duck 3
Green-winged Teal 5
Ring-necked Duck 1
Greater Scaup 3
Lesser Scaup 19
Greater/Lesser Scaup 20
Bufflehead 27
Hooded Merganser 30 Estimate. Many a long ways out.
Common Merganser 6
Ruddy Duck 145
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Mourning Dove 2
American Coot 43
Ring-billed Gull 27
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Bald Eagle 1 This adult bird put on a great show hunting Coots. It had the flock terrorized for five minutes, constantly swooping down on them, and once hitting the water in pursuit of them. The BAEA eventually gave up and flew off.
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
American Goldfinch 2
Song Sparrow 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S122533510
Artichoke Reservoir, Essex, Massachusetts, US
15-Nov-2022 09:00 – 09:20
Canada Goose 23
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 33
Ring-necked Duck 12
Greater/Lesser Scaup 10 distant
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 21
Ruddy Duck 45
Horned Grebe 3
Ring-billed Gull 2
Great Blue Heron 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S122533508
Cherry Hill Reservoir, Essex, Massachusetts, US
15-Nov-2022 10:25 – 10:55
Canada Goose 28
Mallard 14
Redhead 2 Continuing females. Took a while as they were drifting about with a good sized flock of RNDU’s. Light brown, steep forehead, tri-colored bill, faint line through eye to the back of the head.
Ring-necked Duck 140
Lesser Scaup 10
Greater/Lesser Scaup 12
Bufflehead 6
Common Merganser 4
Ruddy Duck 40
Mourning Dove 1
Great Blue Heron 1
American Tree Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S122533506