Wompatuck State Park - Hingham 5/11/2013

This morning I lead a walk at Wompatuck State Park in Hingham, MA. This
trip was cosponsored by the Brookline and South Shore Bird Clubs. About
a dozen birders braved the rainy forecast and lucked out, as we spared
any rainfall. From 6:30 AM to 11:30 AM we covered over 5 miles of
trails in Wompatuck before heading over to Marshfield to check out Ferry
Hill Thicket Conservation Area. After a brief lunch break, three
remaining members of the group made a last minute decision to visit the
MA Audubon Daniel Webster Sanctuary. The following 70 species were counted:

Wompatuck State Park, Hingham

Common Loon (flyover)
Great Blue Heron
Glossy ibis (flyovers)
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Herring Gull (flyover)
Mourning Dove
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO - hanging out around the Visitors Center
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
WINTER WREN
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird

WARBLERS (16 species)
Ovenbird
WORM-EATING
Northern Waterthrush
Blue-winged
Black-and-white
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia
Yellow
Chestnut-sided
Blackpoll
Black-throated Blue
Pine
Yellow-rumped
Black-throated Green

Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager (including a M/F pair)
Northern Cardinal
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Snowy Egret (off of Route 3A en route to Ferry Hill)

Ferry Hill Thicket Conservation Area, Marshfield

Northern Harrier (flyover)
Chimney Swift
Great Crested Flycatcher
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
House Wren
Carolina Wren
Gray Catbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Baltimore Oriole

MA Audubon Daniel Webster Sanctuary, Marshfield

Canada Goose
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
PURPLE MARTIN
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow (including two birds working on two separate nests
INSIDE the blind near the trail to Fox Hill)
Eastern Bluebird
European Starling
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Sparrow

Eddie Giles