Peterson Farm, Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
26-Nov-2022 08:00 – 09:30
Checklist Comments:    SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader
Mourning Dove  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
Hammond’s Flycatcher  1    continuing at the NW corner of field, morning sun heated up area and out wind, feeding actively from fence line to bushes
Blue Jay  9
American Crow  6
Black-capped Chickadee  6
Carolina Wren  3
Gray Catbird  2
Eastern Bluebird  5
American Robin  5
House Sparrow  X
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  10
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  4
White-throated Sparrow  6
Song Sparrow  5
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  3
Northern Cardinal  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S123111529
Shining Sea Bike Path, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
26-Nov-2022 09:15 – 12:00
Mallard  6
Greater Scaup  158
Lesser Scaup  4
Bufflehead  2
Common Goldeneye  3
Hooded Merganser  5
Red-breasted Merganser  14
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  13
Tufted Titmouse  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1
Carolina Wren  3
European Starling  X
American Robin  3
Cedar Waxwing  6
House Finch  8
American Goldfinch  5
White-throated Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  6
Eastern Towhee  1
Baltimore Oriole  1
Orange-crowned Warbler (Gray-headed)  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  3
Northern Cardinal  7
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S123111528
Falmouth ponds, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
26-Nov-2022 12:45 – 14:30
Canada Goose  5
Mute Swan  6
Gadwall  11
American Wigeon  26
Mallard  17
American Black Duck  9
Ring-necked Duck  11
Greater Scaup  100
Lesser Scaup  3
Common Eider (Dresser’s)  3
Surf Scoter  6
Long-tailed Duck  8
Bufflehead  225
Hooded Merganser  31
Red-breasted Merganser  2
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Common Loon  7
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Song Sparrow  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S123111526
Marstons Mills Pond, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
26-Nov-2022 14:45 – 15:00
Mute Swan  1
Blue-winged Teal  1
Gadwall  12
American Wigeon  4
Mallard  10
Northern Pintail  3
Green-winged Teal (American)  5
Ring-necked Duck  3
American Coot  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S123111522
Sandwich-mouth of canal, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
26-Nov-2022 15:45 – 16:15
Common Eider (Dresser’s)  175
Harlequin Duck  1    female
Surf Scoter  1
White-winged Scoter  50
Black Scoter  60
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull (American)  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Red-throated Loon  12
Common Loon  65    two large groups and likely undercounted, ~40, ~20
Northern Gannet  2
Great Cormorant (North Atlantic)  1
Double-crested Cormorant  2    imm
Horned Lark  1    flyover calling, could have been more
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S123111520
Bourne, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Fish Crow  3

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