Squantum Marshes, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 8, 2026 5:55 AM – 8:03 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.315 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC/SSBC walk. Sunny, breezy (~5-8mph), mid 70s
High tide 7:25am
31 species (+1 other taxa)
Mallard 1
American Black Duck 5
Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 3
Semipalmated Plover 5
Short-billed Dowitcher (griseus) 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 21
Greater Yellowlegs 36
Least Sandpiper 10
Semipalmated Sandpiper 750
American Herring Gull 5
Common Tern 15
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Snowy Egret 97
Great Egret 34
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 4
Osprey (American) 4
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
American Crow 4
Barn Swallow (American) 15
European Starling 100
American Robin 2
House Sparrow 2
American Goldfinch 2
Saltmarsh Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 10
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 1
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S381947631
Squantum–Nickerson Rock Park, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 8, 2026 8:07 AM – 9:56 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.603 mile(s)
25 species
Semipalmated Plover 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 10
Laughing Gull 3
Ring-billed Gull 1
American Herring Gull 60
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Common Tern 125 large feeding group plus birds sitting on spits
Roseate Tern 2 *Very rare for Quincy. Glenn and Dan repeatedly picked out their calls early on, the distinct two-part “chi-vik” call. Eventually Dan did have sustained looks in the scope at one, and the group was able to see it as it flew out towards Moon Island.
Paler upperparts that COTE, all black bill, long streamers, more level flight with slower wingbeats. Got photos that are pretty poor, but did manage a recording
Double-crested Cormorant 200
Black-crowned Night Heron 1 Adult flushed out of the quarry
Snowy Egret 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Osprey (American) 4
Bald Eagle 1 Soaring towards Boston
Blue Jay 2
Common Raven 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 4
Gray Catbird 4
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 5
American Goldfinch 6
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 2
American Redstart 2 Nice looks at one male, second singing
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S381947636
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