Marshfield, North, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Feb 6, 2022 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Checklist Comments:    BBC/SSBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader, Ernie L, 10 participants
Canada Goose  338
Mallard  4
American Black Duck  57
Bufflehead  1
Common Goldeneye  2
Hooded Merganser  2
Common Merganser (North American)  2
Red-breasted Merganser  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  9
Tufted Titmouse  7
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  6
European Starling  X
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  12
House Sparrow  X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  1
White-throated Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S102323855
Ferry Hill Thicket, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Feb 6, 2022 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Mourning Dove  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Eastern Screech-Owl  2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  2    imm
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  4
Black-capped Chickadee  6
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  5
Carolina Wren  5
Gray Catbird  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  35
House Finch  12
American Goldfinch  3
White-throated Sparrow  10
Song Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  20
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S102323859
Summit Ave., Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Feb 6, 2022 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM
King Eider  1    continuing adult male
Common Eider (Dresser’s)  75
Harlequin Duck  2
White-winged Scoter  10
Long-tailed Duck  6
Bufflehead  40
Red-breasted Merganser  5
Horned Grebe  1
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull (American)  X
Iceland Gull (kumlieni)  1    ad
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Great Cormorant (North Atlantic)  2
American Robin  25
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S102323862
Damons Point, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Feb 6, 2022 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
American Black Duck  12
Surf Scoter  5
Bufflehead  8
Common Goldeneye  3
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Dunlin  1
Common Loon  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S102323861
Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Feb 6, 2022 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
American Black Duck  200
Lesser Scaup  1
Common Eider (Dresser’s)  100
Surf Scoter  150
White-winged Scoter  50
Common Goldeneye  20
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S102323870
Forge Pond, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Feb 6, 2022 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM
Canada Goose  150
Gadwall  70
American Wigeon  40
Ring-necked Duck  40
Lesser Scaup  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S102323874
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Feb 6, 2022 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Snow Goose  1    ad
Canada Goose  75
Mute Swan  10
Mallard  780    three large groups
American Black Duck  15
Northern Pintail  1    female
Hooded Merganser  1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S102323866
Plymouth Beach, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Feb 6, 2022 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Gadwall  40    in salt water!
Common Eider (Dresser’s)  25
White-winged Scoter  10
Black Scoter  4
Long-tailed Duck  10
Bufflehead  10
Red-breasted Merganser  5
Common Loon  5
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S102323872

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