Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Nov 25, 2017 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Ernie L
21 species
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove 6
Rufous Hummingbird 1 continuing female
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
American Robin 1
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 4
Northern Cardinal 2
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow X
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41447237
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Scusset Beach State Reservation, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Nov 25, 2017 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Ernie L
39 species
Brant (Atlantic) 20
Common Eider (Dresser’s) 300
Surf Scoter 5
White-winged Scoter (North American) 5
Black Scoter 150
Red-breasted Merganser 15
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 9
Northern Gannet 2
Great Cormorant (North Atlantic) 3
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Northern) 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Sanderling 1
Razorbill 20
Bonaparte’s Gull 25
Laughing Gull 1 2nd or 3rd winter
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Common Tern 1 1st W
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 3
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 13
Carolina Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 54
Cedar Waxwing 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
White-throated Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 5
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41447235
Great Herring Pond, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Nov 25, 2017 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Ernie L
8 species
Gadwall 7
Mallard (Northern) 11
Bufflehead 50
Hooded Merganser 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Bonaparte’s Gull 6
Cedar Waxwing 9
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41447234
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