Scituate Lighthouse, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Jul 16, 2026 7:41 AM – 10:18 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.372 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: 25 C sunny 5 mph W wind
Tide was low and rising
19 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 10
Killdeer 1
peep sp. 25
Laughing Gull 40
American Herring Gull 21
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Bridled Tern 1 Continuing rarity seen for several minutes sitting on Museum Beach rock
Common Tern 17
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel 11
Double-crested Cormorant 105
Little Blue Heron 1 Midsized white heron with bicolor bill and greenish legs and feet
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 2
Barn Swallow (American) 4
European Starling 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 10
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
Song Sparrow 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S373501142
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