Squantum Marshes, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 2, 2025 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.28 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: SSBC/BBC walk. High tide: 6:22am. Chilly this morning, maxing out at 63°F during this walk, sunny, slightly breezy.
Also good looks at a Coyote
35 species
Mallard 9
American Black Duck 3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 15
Semipalmated Plover 7
Whimbrel (Hudsonian) 1 *Uncommon but usually annual here. Good looks at it flying back and forth on the east side marshes for a few minutes before it flew away towards Marina Bay.
No white on the rump/back, so expected Hudsonian ssp.
Short-billed Dowitcher 13
Lesser Yellowlegs 20
Willet (Eastern) 2 prior to actual trip
Greater Yellowlegs 27
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 300
American Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull X
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Snowy Egret 6
Great Egret 4
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 4
Osprey (American) 4
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Peregrine Falcon 1 Buzzed the pannes around 8:40
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow (American) 8
European Starling 20
Northern Mockingbird 4
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 2
House Sparrow 2
American Goldfinch 1
Saltmarsh Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 5
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 4
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S265723691
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