Fort Phoenix State Reservation, Bristol, Massachusetts, US
Nov 1, 2026 8:06 AM – 10:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.13 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Paskamansett Bird Club and Brookline Bird Club walk led by Carol Molander. A beautiful, calm fall morning. The sea state was mirrorlike for most of the walk.
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Clear sky
Temperature: 39 – 51°F
Wind: Calm – gentle breeze
Wind Direction: N – W
Cloud Cover: 0%
Humidity: 62 – 82%
Sunrise: 6:15am
Sunset: 4:38pm
Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>
40 species (+1 other taxa)
Brant 250 Best estimate
Snow Goose x Brant (hybrid) 1 *Rare. Well documented hybrid seen for its fourth season at this sight. Seen swimming with Brant near the underpass to New Bedford harbor.
American Black Duck 4
Common Eider 14
Bufflehead 24
Mourning Dove 8
Laughing Gull 5
Ring-billed Gull 24
American Herring Gull 23
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Horned Grebe 12
Common Loon 2
Double-crested Cormorant 18
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 5
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 25
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
American Robin 6
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 4
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 5
Savannah Sparrow (Ipswich) 1
Song Sparrow 12
Yellow-rumped Warbler 13
Northern Cardinal 2
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