Nahant–Audubon Thicket, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 21, 2018 7:15 AM – 9:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: Brookline Bird Club Trip. sunny, NWwind 12mph, 50-55F. recently reported Bullocks Oriole present.
29 species
Mallard 3
Double-crested Cormorant 4 flying
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 heard
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
American Crow 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1 heard
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 3
European Starling 7
White-throated Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 7
Bullock’s Oriole 1 continuing male in adult plumage. photos. black upperparts, eyeline, throat. broad white patch on upper wing. orange-yellow underparts.
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Rusty Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 4
House Finch 7
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45380059
Nahant Stump Dump/Heritage Trail, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 21, 2018 9:45 AM – 10:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
Comments: Brookline Bird Club trip
24 species
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Mourning Dove 6
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 1
Carolina Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 8
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 8
House Finch 2
House Sparrow 10 estimate
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45380063
Nahant–Bailey’s Hill Park, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 21, 2018 11:20 AM – 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.4 mile(s)
Comments: Brookline Bird Club trip
19 species
Brant 42
Common Eider 25
Surf Scoter 15
White-winged Scoter 2
Bufflehead 6
Red-breasted Merganser 28
Common Loon 2
Horned Grebe 7 breeding plumage
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Herring Gull 8
Iceland Gull 1
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 11 some near shoreline feeding on insects associated with seaweed.
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Winter Wren 1 heard singing full song.
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Song Sparrow 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45380065
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Nahant–Northern Shore, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 21, 2018 12:00 PM – 12:10 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
Comments: Brookline Bird Club Trip
5 species
Common Eider 4
White-winged Scoter 6
Herring Gull 9
American Crow 3
Chipping Sparrow 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45380070
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