Manomet Conservation Sciences, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
May 6, 2026 9:00 AM – 11:01 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.437 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club event. Banding nets were not up due to winds. Manomet employees Evan and Lisa led the group around the property. The group was able to enter the banding lab to hear Evan explain the banding process and see the tools used.
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Overcast clouds – clear sky
Temperature: 60 – 64°F
Wind: Fresh breeze – gale
Wind Direction: S – SW
Cloud Cover: 100%
Humidity: 70 – 77%
Sunrise: 5:31am
Sunset: 7:45pm
Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>
41 species
Brant 11
Mallard 1
Red-breasted Merganser 24
Chimney Swift 2
Solitary Sandpiper 1 Originally found this morning by Lisa. As the group entered the blind area it flew from the bog. Calling.
Greater Yellowlegs 2 Bluff
Purple Sandpiper 1 Seen by Lisa at the bluff
Laughing Gull 4 FO
American Herring Gull 4
Common Loon 1 FO
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Bank Swallow 2
Tree Swallow 24
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Northern House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 1
Gray Catbird 3
American Robin 6
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 5
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 11
Northern Yellow Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S333879427
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