Race Point Beach, Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Jan 1, 2025 7:01 AM – 8:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.251 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club RPB trip
Trip leader Ray Bedard joined by Lisa Goodwin and Adam Jost.
47degrees and rainy to start with pretty dense fog.
The fog gave way just a little bit as the rain ended.
Good variety but not the numbers expected had it been a clear day.
23 species (+3 other taxa)
Common Eider (Dresser’s) 34
Surf Scoter 3
White-winged Scoter 9
Long-tailed Duck 5
Red-breasted Merganser 7
duck sp. 40 Many passing too far out in the fog
Sanderling 4
Dunlin 65
Black Guillemot 1
Razorbill 6
Dovekie 3
Common Murre 8
large alcid sp. 8
Black-legged Kittiwake 1
Ring-billed Gull 5
American Herring Gull 25
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Glaucous Gull 1 Pale winged gull without black primaries. About AHGU size. Lisa has pics.
Iceland Gull (kumlieni) 2
gull sp. 150
Red-throated Loon 2
Pacific Loon 1 Mid sized loon flying south. Head and neck held lower than the body not straight out like a Common Loon. Black hind neck well defined with white fore neck. Darker necked and headed than RTLO.
Common Loon 3
Northern Gannet 20
European Starling 2
Snow Bunting 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S208025741
Provincetown Airport, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Jan 1, 2025 8:59 AM – 9:35 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club RPB trip leg 2
Trip leader Ray Bedard joined by Lisa Goodwin and Adam Jost.
48 and cloudy
Just a quick check for the Spotted Towhee which did not show.
9 species
Ring-billed Gull 6
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
American Goldfinch 1
Swamp Sparrow 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 15
Northern Cardinal 2
Beech Forest, Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Jan 1, 2025 9:42 AM – 10:46 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.94 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club RPB trip leg 3
Trip leader Ray Bedard joined by Lisa Goodwin and Adam Jost.
48 and cloudy
Picked up some excellent birds here
19 species
Canada Goose 1
Mallard 19
American Black Duck 3
Northern Pintail 5
Bufflehead 2
Ring-billed Gull 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Blue Jay 8
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
Brown Creeper 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 6
White-throated Sparrow 4
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S208025730
95 Race Point Rd, Provincetown US-MA 42.06218, -70.19173, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Jan 1, 2025 10:50 AM – 11:03 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club RPB trip leg 4
Trip leader Ray Bedard joined by Lisa Goodwin and Adam Jost.
48 and cloudy
Stopped for the Western Tanager which Lisa spotted as soon as we got there!
10 species
Mourning Dove 16
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Blue Jay 3
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 1
House Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 2
Pine Warbler 1
Western Tanager 1 Continuing at this location. Yellow tanager with a yellow and a white wing bar on black wings. Was at the top of tree to the right of #89. Flew across the street shortly after getting there.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S208025728
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