Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016
Protocol: Historical
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Ernie L, Austin ?
2 species
Turkey Vulture 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 75
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Harwich Community Gardens, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016 7:00 AM – 8:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Ernie L, Austin ?
36 species
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 7
Common Yellowthroat 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Palm Warbler (Western) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Chipping Sparrow 7
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 50
Swamp Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 2
Bobolink 5
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 10
House Finch 10
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow X
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Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Ernie L, Austin ?
30 species
Canada Goose 15
Mute Swan 2
American Black Duck 3
Mallard (Northern) 11
Double-crested Cormorant 50
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 25
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 largish flycatcher, no eyering, blackish gray, peaked head, largish bill yellow/yellow-orange underside of mandible, underparts offwhite with grayish sides to breast, chased off Eastern Phoebe and was noticeably larger
Eastern Phoebe 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Carolina Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 3
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 7
Field Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 6
House Finch 28
Purple Finch (Eastern) 1
American Goldfinch 10
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Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Ernie L, Austin ?
24 species
Wild Turkey 2
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 3
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 40
Black-capped Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Eastern Bluebird 8
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 3
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 2
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Beech Forest, Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Ernie L, Austin ?
15 species
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Least Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper (solitaria) 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 8
American Robin 3
Cedar Waxwing 2
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Palm Warbler (Western) 3
Pine Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
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Race Point Beach, Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016 1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Ernie L, Austin ?
14 species
Common Eider 3
White-winged Scoter (North American) 3
Manx Shearwater 12
Northern Gannet 10
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Northern Harrier (American) 1
Parasitic Jaeger 2
Laughing Gull 50
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Common Tern 250
Peregrine Falcon 2
Tree Swallow 5
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 1
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First Encounter Beach, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Ernie L, Austin ?
16 species
Common Eider (Dresser’s) 25
Common Loon 2
Double-crested Cormorant 150
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 7
Great Egret 2
Black-bellied Plover 6
Semipalmated Plover 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 10
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
American Crow 6
Horned Lark 15
Tree Swallow 10
Palm Warbler (Western) 1
Song Sparrow 2
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Fort Hill, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Ernie L, Austin ?
13 species
Common Eider 25
Double-crested Cormorant 300
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 25
Great Egret 10
Snowy Egret 9
Northern Harrier (American) 1
Black-bellied Plover 1
Greater Yellowlegs 50
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Cardinal 2
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