BHI–World’s End, Hingham (TTOR), Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
May 19, 2018 7:33 AM – 11:33 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.2 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – World’s End – Nickilas Paulson – 0 participants – great morning weather, storm held off until after walk.
83 species
Canada Goose 15
Mallard 1
Surf Scoter 1
Black Scoter 1
Common Loon 1
Great Cormorant 1
Double-crested Cormorant 58
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 7
Snowy Egret 18
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Herring Gull 110
Great Black-backed Gull 45
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 7
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Least Flycatcher 4
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 10
Blue-headed Vireo 6
Warbling Vireo 9
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 24
American Crow 17
Fish Crow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Purple Martin 1
Tree Swallow 13
Barn Swallow 26
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 2
House Wren 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 23
Gray Catbird 27
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 33
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 4
Black-and-white Warbler 7
Tennessee Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 14
American Redstart 19
Cape May Warbler 1
Northern Parula 23 Most common migrant. Many in parking lot to start. Calling and singing throughout, many seen.
Magnolia Warbler 4
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler 4
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Canada Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 9
White-crowned Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 11
Swamp Sparrow 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5
Bobolink 11
Orchard Oriole 4 2 pairs, 2 nests.
Baltimore Oriole 23 Throughout area. Multiple pairs building nests. Undercounted.
Red-winged Blackbird 63
Brown-headed Cowbird 9
Common Grackle 41
House Finch 12
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 29
House Sparrow 6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47311217
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