Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019

1 species

Red-tailed Hawk  1

 

Wompatuck SP, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019 5:00 AM – 10:30 AM

49 species

Canada Goose  2

Mallard  4

Mourning Dove  4

Osprey (carolinensis)  1

Broad-winged Hawk  1

Barred Owl (Northern)  2

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  4

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4

Eastern Phoebe  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Blue-headed Vireo  7

Blue Jay  7

Black-capped Chickadee  19

Tufted Titmouse  15

Red-breasted Nuthatch  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  3

Brown Creeper  3

Winter Wren  4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea)  8

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4

Veery  2

Hermit Thrush  2

American Robin  4

Gray Catbird  2

Evening Grosbeak  4    continuing birds, at least, flyovers

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  7

Chipping Sparrow  13

White-throated Sparrow  8

Song Sparrow  10

Eastern Towhee  17

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  5

Brown-headed Cowbird  9

Common Grackle  2

Ovenbird  34

Louisiana Waterthrush  1

Northern Waterthrush  2

Blue-winged Warbler  3

Black-and-white Warbler  14

Nashville Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  2

Pine Warbler  11

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  57

Black-throated Green Warbler  7

Northern Cardinal  8

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55940598

 

BHI–World’s End, Hingham (TTOR), Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

35 species

Canada Goose  9

American Black Duck  2

Bufflehead  13

Northern Gannet  1    odd, bird flying into harbor and beyond; seemed to go over land west

Double-crested Cormorant  25

Great Egret  20

Black-crowned Night-Heron  2

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1    female, likely first year, giving “mew” call, white throat, red cap, but muted/mottled

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

American Kestrel  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  1

American Crow  2

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

House Wren (Northern)  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

American Robin  9

Gray Catbird  1

European Starling  X

American Goldfinch  2

Chipping Sparrow  4

White-throated Sparrow  10

Song Sparrow  1

Orchard Oriole  2

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  15

Common Grackle  5

Black-and-white Warbler  1

House Sparrow  X

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55940610

 

Scituate, North, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM

33 species

Brant (Atlantic)  12

Mallard  6

American Black Duck  20

Common Eider (Dresser’s)  300

Harlequin Duck  3

Surf Scoter  50

White-winged Scoter (North American)  10

Black Scoter  10

Bufflehead  2

Red-breasted Merganser  50

Red-necked Grebe  1    breeding plumage, this is not rare at this time of year at this location through May 10

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X

Least Sandpiper  4

Spotted Sandpiper  1

Greater Yellowlegs  29

Willet  1

Black Guillemot  1    breeding plumage black with white wing patch (oval); normal or uncommon at this time of year, always far out so conditions have to be calm to see over wave action

Bonaparte’s Gull  2

Ring-billed Gull  X

Herring Gull (American)  X

Great Black-backed Gull  X

Least Tern  4    This is regular at this time of year

Red-throated Loon  20    Had 26 a week ago; weather didn’t change to change status

Common Loon  10

Northern Gannet  15

Great Cormorant (North Atlantic)  5

Double-crested Cormorant  150

Belted Kingfisher  1

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2

Tree Swallow  32

Barn Swallow (American)  26

Carolina Wren  1

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55940633

 

Ferry Hill Thicket, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM

4 species

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Blue-headed Vireo  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

Gray Catbird  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55940641

 

Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM

13 species

Mute Swan  2

Wild Turkey  6

Osprey (carolinensis)  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Purple Martin  8

Tree Swallow  5

Barn Swallow (American)  6

Song Sparrow  3

Bobolink  4

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  10

Common Grackle  20

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55940653

 

Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

10 species

Brant (Atlantic)  30

Common Eider (Dresser’s)  10

White-winged Scoter (North American)  10

Bufflehead  58

Red-breasted Merganser  25

Willet (Eastern)  1

Laughing Gull  20

Northern Gannet  3

Cooper’s Hawk  2    one bird doing display “nighthawky” type of flight

Northern Mockingbird  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55940663

 

Plymouth Airport, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

9 species

Killdeer  1

Upland Sandpiper  6    careful count, 3 bird together, 2 more with one singing to the right and one more singing to the left

American Kestrel  2

Brown Thrasher  1

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  3

Eastern Towhee  5

Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern)  4

Ovenbird  2

Pine Warbler  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55940674

 

Burrage Pond WMA–Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

25 species

Canada Goose  15

Mute Swan  20

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  6

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  1

Sandhill Crane  1    almost all rusty, the rustiest individual I have ever seen

Greater Yellowlegs  2

Caspian Tern  2

American Bittern  1

Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  40

Great Egret  4

Osprey (carolinensis)  1

Eastern Kingbird  2

Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  1

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

Tree Swallow  125

Barn Swallow (American)  25

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  5

Song Sparrow  5

Swamp Sparrow  5

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  50

Brown-headed Cowbird  5

Common Grackle  25

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55940677

 

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