Wompatuck SP, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Apr 30, 2017 6:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
6.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Brookline Bird Club walk led by Eddie Giles.
52 species

Canada Goose  2     – Holly Pond
Wood Duck  3     – Flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant  1     – flyover
Broad-winged Hawk  2
Mourning Dove  1
Belted Kingfisher  1     – Picture Pond
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Eastern Phoebe  9     – Two nests observed, one with a clutch of five eggs (no cowbird eggs). Last week this nest had one egg.
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Blue-headed Vireo  X     – (4) counted by Glenn d’Entremont
Blue Jay  10
American Crow  1
Fish Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  17
Tufted Titmouse  9
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  5
Brown Creeper  2
House Wren  1
Winter Wren  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea)  8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Hermit Thrush  2
American Robin  7
Gray Catbird  2
European Starling  X
Ovenbird  X     – (36) counted by Glenn d’Entremont
Louisiana Waterthrush  2     – one bird singing across from G16, a second bird singing from the opposite side of Picture Pond.
Northern Waterthrush  X     – (3) counted by Glenn d’Entremont
Blue-winged Warbler  2
Black-and-white Warbler  X     – (13) counted by Glenn d’Entremont
American Redstart  1
Northern Parula  2
Magnolia Warbler  1     – (1) bird observed in the company of a couple of Yellow-rumped Warblers
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  2
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  2
Pine Warbler  8
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  11
Chipping Sparrow  17
White-throated Sparrow  6
Song Sparrow  5
Swamp Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  9     – at one point we had five birds in view, (3) male and (2) females
Scarlet Tanager  5
Northern Cardinal  13
Brown-headed Cowbird  12
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  6
House Sparrow  X

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36545666

 

2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

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