Race Point Beach, Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
01-Jan-2024 07:03 – 08:16
Protocol: Traveling
0.262 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club Race Point Beach trip. Leader- Ray Bedard.
Thank you to Mimi Zucker to waking super early for this trip.
34 degrees with a light but steady cold wind off the ocean.
Weak morning flight with Red-breasted Merganser and Northern Gannet being the most abundant. Alcids were at a minimum missing out on guillemots and razorbills.
This was stop 1 of 4
13 species (+1 other taxa)
Common Eider (Dresser’s) 40
White-winged Scoter 25
Black Scoter 15
Red-breasted Merganser 75
Dovekie 7 6 and 1
Common Murre 3
large alcid sp. 2 Probably Common Murres. Didn’t get a great look as they flew directly away from us.
Ring-billed Gull 7
Herring Gull (American) 35
Great Black-backed Gull 25
Glaucous Gull 1 1st year bird. Pale buffy overall. Pink, black tipped bill and squared off tail. Hung around the beach for a while making a few passes
Iceland Gull (kumlieni) 1
Red-throated Loon 1 Surprisingly the only loon of the day
Northern Gannet 75 Likely undercounted
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Pilgrim Lake, Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
01-Jan-2024 08:28 – 08:40
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Stop 2 of 4 for BBC Race Point Beach Trip. Ray Bedard Leader and Mimi Zucker attended.
35 and sunny.
Just a quick stop and scan on the way by
7 species
American Black Duck 14
Greater Scaup 40
Bufflehead 100
Common Goldeneye 20
Herring Gull (American) 1
American Crow 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
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Fort Hill, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
01-Jan-2024 09:12 – 10:34
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Stop 3 of 4 for BBC Race Point Beach trip. Ray Bedard leader and Mimi Zucker attending.
37 with a mix of sun and clouds
What an awe inspiring flight of robins. Most I have ever seen.
28 species
Canada Goose 22
Mallard 1
American Black Duck 2
Common Eider (Dresser’s) 90
Bufflehead 2
Herring Gull (American) 50
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 100
Eastern Bluebird 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 1000 Likely undercounted. Robins continually flew over for the entire duration. Another birder there was estimating 2,000
Cedar Waxwing 25 I surely missed some as the robins were so many
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 2
Purple Finch 1 Great looks. Female
American Goldfinch 1
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
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Cape Cod National Seashore–Salt Pond Visitors Center, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
01-Jan-2024 10:39 – 11:33
Protocol: Traveling
0.46 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Stop 4 on the BBC Race Point Beach trip. Ray Bedard leader and Mimi Zucker attended.
37 with a mix of sun and clouds.
We decided to check here with the 2 rarities being reported and they didn’t disappoint.
21 species
Herring Gull (American) 2
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 2 One sat in a close by tree offering many great photo ops.
Belted Kingfisher 1 Really low flyover giving it’s rattling call.
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Western Kingbird 1 Beautiful tyrant flycatcher with pale gray breast and bright yellow belly, gray uppers and black wings. Black tail with white outer rectrices
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
Common Raven 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
European Starling 50
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 400 Another great showing. Seemed to be coming from Fort Hill area
Cedar Waxwing 11
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 1
Lark Sparrow 1 Beautiful black, white and chestnut facial pattern! Great looks feeding in the lawn with other sparrows
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 3
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 7
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