Wompatuck SP (Plymouth Co.), Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Apr 27, 2025 5:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont & Eddie Giles leaders; 3 participants
45 species
Canada Goose 6
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 3
Mourning Dove 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 imm
Red-bellied Woodpecker 7
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 3
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 7
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 5
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 11
Tufted Titmouse 13
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 6
Brown Creeper 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Northern House Wren 1
Winter Wren 3
Carolina Wren 2
Veery 1
American Robin 2
House Finch 2
Purple Finch (Eastern) 2
American Goldfinch 9
Chipping Sparrow 15
White-throated Sparrow 15
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 6
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Common Grackle 1
Ovenbird 8
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Northern Waterthrush 3
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 4
Pine Warbler 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 8
Northern Cardinal 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S233355158
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