Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, US
Nov 24, 2018 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’E leader, Ernie L
48 species (+1 other taxa)
Snow Goose 1 ad
Canada Goose 313
Mute Swan 19 17 Veranda
Gadwall 102 100 Veranda
Eurasian Wigeon 2 Veranda, second bird female gray overall, less markings than other females, stayed with male a lot of time (90%), flapped once, gray underside to wing and no white on upper surface, can find no reference to suggest female American shows no white on the underwing
American Wigeon 56 Veranda
Mallard 73 34 Veranda
American Black Duck 95 9 Veranda
Greater Scaup 10 Veranda
Bufflehead 47 35 Veranda
Common Goldeneye 1
Hooded Merganser 9 3 Veranda
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove 9
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Common Loon 2
Bald Eagle 1 Veranda ad
Belted Kingfisher 1 Veranda
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 9
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Blue Jay 26
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 20
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 4
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 20 1 Veranda
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 75
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
American Goldfinch 9
Field Sparrow 2
Fox Sparrow (Red) 9 great flight year, been a long time since I had a count like this
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 16
White-throated Sparrow 30
Song Sparrow 14
Swamp Sparrow 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) 1 likely an Orange-crowned or maybe a Nashville, fleeting glimpse olive-green back small no wing bars, no underside seen or face
Northern Cardinal 10
House Sparrow X
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Egypt Lane Ponds, Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, US
Nov 24, 2018 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’E leader, Ernie L, 3 participants
18 species
Brant (Atlantic) 7
Canada Goose 4
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 imm
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 5
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin 5
Brown Thrasher 1
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 1
White-throated Sparrow 7
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51722990
Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, US
Nov 24, 2018 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
7.0 mile(s)
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’E leader, Ernie L
12 species
Canada Goose 50
Northern Shoveler 4 3 male
Mallard 2
Green-winged Teal (American) 2
Bufflehead 10
Hooded Merganser 4
Common Merganser (North American) 226 one large flock of 220 at the north end of Lake Wattupa
Ruddy Duck 9
Bald Eagle 2 ad
Blue Jay 5
Carolina Wren 2
American Robin 20
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51722993
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