Marion and Mattapoisett, 10 December 2017

On 10 December 2017, five birders set out to explore the area of Marion and Mattapoisett.

Starting the day we took a longer-than-intended pit stop at the boat ramp on Mattapoisett Neck Rd,which proved to be incredibly birdy, with lots of goldfinches, House Finches, robins, and a few waxwings. Most interesting was seeing a bunch of Ring-billed Gulls in trees (?????).

Ring-billed Gulls in trees

Moving on we went to Nasketucket Bay State Reservation, where we had a rapid-fire smattering of winter specialties. We walked to the edge of the thicket on the Meadow Trail, hearing a catbird immediately before getting to my favorite spot. Once we stopped a chat was spotted, then a Fox Sparrow, then a thrasher, then a Hermit Thrush and audio of a Winter Wren, all in the span of about ten minutes. As has been said on this blog before, some days you just get lucky.

Yellow-breasted Chat, Nasketucket Bay State Reservation

After a quick stop at Aucoot Rd seeing the usual winterers, we made our way to the Marion WTP. This spot is an absolute magnet for dabbling ducks, and we were treated to many. Several Green-winged Teal, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, American Black Duck, and Mallard were here, and 4 Northern Shovelers were present as well. The landscape has changed and the old spot which held sparrows was no more, but viewing the shrubby growth along the retention pond from atop the compost pile yielded 7 sparrow species at once, including Field, American Tree, and Chipping.

From here we made a quick stop at Osprey Marsh on Point Rd before making our way to the Kitansett Club. Scoter and eider numbers were lower here relative to usual but we were treated to nice close looks of Horned Grebe, Razorbill, and Red-necked Grebe, the ladder two being pretty unusual at this location.

After taking a quick stop at a cedar tree on Delano Rd that seemed to contain infinite robins, we ended the day at the fields off of Vaughan Hill Rd in Rochester where we managed to locate the Cackling Goose which has lingered here for the past several winters.

-Nate

Outer Cape Cod, 19 November 2017

On November 19th 2017, three determined birders met in the howling wind and rain to begin a day of true adventure. One which- despite the adverse conditions- teemed with potential, waiting for those adventurous enough to take the plunge to grasp it. The day proved to be just that, and with a stroke of luck or two a great day of birding was had.

Heading out toward the Cape, the forecast determined that we would not be starting at Race Point, rather flipping the initial plan and starting low on the National Seashore and working our way up, ending the day there.

On the way out, we decided to make a quick pit stop at Marston's Mills Pond and were lucky enough to have a male Northern Shoveler point blank in front of us, affording great looks of the bird's massive bill, brilliant green head, and chestnut sides.

We began our ocean birding venture visiting Nauset Beach, which was recommended to us by a fellow SSBC member because there had been a lot of birds moving there recently. This is where we hit a stroke of luck; there was a gazebo which provided us with shelter from the rain. Peeking over the dunes we were able to tune up for the day to come, with species such as Baccaloo (Razorbill), Coddy Moddy (Black-legged Kittiwake), Bauk (Great Shearwater), and Gran Fou (Northern Gannet) all making appearances. Since this was such a prime location to be in the rain, we spent quite a bit of time there before continuing on our journey. Rain was forecast until about noon, so we took our time working our way up to Provincetown, making several stops along the National Seashore along the way. Along our drive the skies cleared and the sun made an appearance, giving promise that the rain was coming to an end.

Arriving in Provincetown, we grabbed some lunch to go and ate at Macmillan Wharf where five Razorbills were feeding right off the piers along with several eiders and a lone White-eye (White-winged Scoter). Turning around to the car, the weather suddenly turned what I referred to as "apocalyptic". Dark clouds filled the sky, and the winds howled. Luckily, this was merely a front passing through and the sun shone again shortly after.

Refuelled, we made our way to Race Point. Our first stop here was Race Point Beach parking lot, where we stood from atop the entrance of the beach and saw many Common Shearwaters (Manx Shearwaters), several Sea Swallows (Common Terns), and a Boatswain (Parasitic Jaeger) fly by. 

The crew hiking the long haul out to the rip

Gulls over Race Point Light

After this we drove to and walked the fire road. Along the way we saw several White Martins (Tree Swallows) flying over, huge flocks of Arctic Sparrows (Snow Buntings), and hundreds upon hundreds of gulls taking shelter in the dunes. Arriving at the rip, the ferocity of the surf had us in awe. Huge whitecaps lined the proximity of the beach, shearwaters swiftly wheeling through them and gannets plunge-diving into them. Although there were not huge numbers of birds here and what was sitting on the water was difficult to see due to the massive waves, we felt as one usually does when at this beach; that we were witnessing a true spectacle of nature. As we walked the fire road back to our car, the sunset over the dunes bode us farewell.

Waves at Race Point Beach

-Nate

Plum Island and vicinity

Three hardy birders braved the season's first cold blast, with temperatures in the 20's & 30's.
(Only six more months until the warblers are back!)

This trip focuses on ducks, as they head south for the season. But with the sudden freeze just the night before, a couple traditional puddle spots were naturally empty.
The ocean was painful to view as the biting easterly wind, left us teary eye. The ocean was actually quiet duck wise, with only a few species and individuals. The species that have big numbers was Red-throated loon. Most certainly under counted we had forty at parking lot 1 alone.
We found a Harlequin Duck associating with one of the few Common Eider and White-winged Scoters in the area.

Heading down the island, we found Mallards, Black Ducks, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye and good numbers of Northern Pintail. In between the duck stops we birded the area for land birds.
Most of the birds, got the message to head south as it was generally quiet. Although the habitat certainly comes into play on Plum, we missed chickadee, nuthatch and titmouse for the trip. Even traveling inland to West Newbury!

However, we did manage to find a few notable birds. While heading back north on Plum, we can across another birder who had found a late Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. We had only a fleeting look as the bird flew off just as we brought our binoculars up to look at it. And just before reaching parking lot One, a lone Purple Finch, crossed the road to land in a small evergreen.

At Salisbury, David Ludlow found a very far and high immature Bald Eagle. Again, the area was quiet land bird wise. Only a few loons, eider and a couple of Brant were near the mouth of the river.
A very cooperative female Cooper's Hawk flew low and slow from tree to tree, affording us very  nice looks.

Heading over to West Newbury, we stopped along Scotland road, finding a Common Raven, Turkey Vulture, Hairy woodpecker and a Great Blue Heron, admiring itself while standing on a patch of ice.

Cherry Hill Reservoir and artichoke were our last stops of the day. Cherry Hill seem to be its ol' self again after noticeably low numbers of birds last year. Ring-necked ducks were in full force with the highest number of birds, Ruddy ducks followed and diminishing numbers of Hoody and Common Mergansers, and a pair of Lesser Scaup in attendance.

Below is a list for the day.

Mike  


Brant                                 2                                           
Canada Goose              644                                         
Gadwall                            7                                           
Eurasian Wigeon              1                                           
American Black Duck  271                                         
Mallard                         141                                       
Northern Pintail              53                                          
Green-winged Teal         36                                          
Ring-necked Duck        725                                         
Lesser Scaup                    2                                           
Common Eider             112                                         
Harlequin Duck                1                                           
White-winged Scoter     18                                          
Long-tailed Duck             8                                           
Bufflehead                      23                                        
Common Goldeneye        4                                           
Hooded Merganser         35                                          
Common Merganser        2                                           
Ruddy Duck                 140                                         
Red-throated Loon         82                          
Common Loon                 3                                           
Red-necked Grebe            1                                           
Double-crested Cormorant  82                                          
Great Blue Heron             3                                           
Turkey Vulture                 1                                           
Northern Harrier              3                             
Cooper's Hawk                 1                                           
Bald Eagle                        1                               
Red-tailed Hawk              4                                           
American Coot                 2                                           
Black-bellied Plover        6                                           
Dunlin                          524                                         
Greater Yellowlegs          3                                           
Ring-billed Gull              x                                     
Herring Gull                    x                                     
Great Black-backed Gull x                                        
Rock Pigeon                  20                                          
Mourning Dove             11                                          
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1                                           
Hairy Woodpecker          1                                           
Northern Flicker             1                                           
Merlin                             1      
Peregrine Falcon             1                                   
Blue Jay                          2                                           
American Crow            10                                          
Common Raven              1                             
Horned Lark                    3                                           
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1                                           
Eastern Bluebird             3                                           
American Robin           16                                          
Northern Mockingbird   4                                           
European Starling       500                                         
Cedar Waxwing            12                                          
Yellow-rumped Warbler     3                                           
American Tree Sparrow     2                                           
Dark-eyed Junco                7                                         
White-throated Sparrow     2                                           
Song Sparrow                    3                                           
Northern Cardinal             3                                        
Red-winged Blackbird      1        
House Finch                      7                                           
Purple Finch                     1                                           
American Goldfinch         3

Atwood Reservoir, 15 October 2017

On the 15th of October 2017, twelve adventurous birders spent the morning exploring a recently acquired Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game property, the Atwood Reservoir in Carver. Armed with a member that works in land acquisition for DFG, we were all delighted to hear about the history of the property and how DFG came to acquire this land for public use.

For those who do not know, if coming from Route 58 in Carver, there is a small, nondescript parking area 0.9 miles down Meadow Street on the left hand side that can be used to access this area.

The morning started foggy, and the drive to the meetup spot made it questionable on how productive birding at this large reservoir which was mostly birded by scoping the reservoir itself would be. At the meetup location at Sampson Pond, the fog slowly lifted over time, giving promise that the conditions would improve.

When we arrived at the parking area, we went across the street to quickly check the small, marshy reservoir. There wasn't much going on so we quickly moved on and took the main trail toward Atwood Reservoir. Starting at the north end of the res, we encountered lots of skulky Savannah, Song, and Swamp Sparrows, as well as a few Wood Ducks. We also briefly saw an Osprey hunting, as well as a Merlin dashing to chase some crows.

The group, taking a moment to shoot the breeze

Doubling back and tracing the western perimeter, it seemed each time our group stopped to check the pond someone would sight something interesting. First, a Pied-billed Grebe. Next stop, two American Coot, a species which I have never observed at this location. Next, someone saw a distant buteo which we spent time trying to identify, and while looking we noticed that a Bald Eagle was resting in a tree, remaining so still that it was largely unnoticed by our group initially. As we walked to the southernmost point of the reservoir, we encountered two more Pied-billed Grebes and several bunches of Tree Swallows migrating overhead. At this point we decided to turn back and headed back to the parking area.

Almost at the parking area, twice the group heard calls which sounded like Dickcissel flight calls, and after searching we were unable to locate the bird. We also heard lots of blackbirds, so we decided to again check the small reservoir. While there we heard a Rusty Blackbird calling, and were all surprised to find a spectacular male Black-throated Blue Warbler. After getting to observe this bird for a while we all decided to call it a day, and ended our trip with 42 species.

-Nate

Turkey Hill/Weir River Farm/Whitney Thayer Woods: September 9, 2017

Eight birders gathered for a gorgeous walk atop Turkey Hill and surrounding properties this morning. Poison ivy, Virginia creeper, and Burning bush provided pockets of red color throughout the properties while snails and slugs kept us entertained when the birding was rather slow.  Migration was not happening today, so our birding thrills came from the usual suspects found along woodland trails on an early autumn day.  A red tail harassing four turkey vultures provided some amusement.  Four species of woodpeckers all calling and flitting along a trail near the Weir River and numerous phoebes flipping their tails from tree branches and fences kept us punching the numbers into ebird.  Anticipating Fall Roundup next week, we were imagining the trees dripping with warblers and the shrubs and grasslands hosting countless sparrows!

Sally Avery

Turkey Hill/Weir River Farm/WhitneyThayer Woods, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
Sep 9, 2017 7:59 AM - 12:13 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Sunny in 60's with light winds. A South Shore Bird Club trip. No sign of migrants. 
30 species

Turkey Vulture  4
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Mourning Dove  30
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  5
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  4
Eastern Wood-Pewee  2
Eastern Phoebe  11     Phoebes were found throughout the property often  by the twos and most of them were first year birds with the yellowish cast to the breast  
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Blue Jay  14
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  15
Tufted Titmouse  9
White-breasted Nuthatch  8
House Wren  3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
American Robin  4
Gray Catbird  8
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  83
Cedar Waxwing  15
Chipping Sparrow  3
Eastern Towhee  3
Northern Cardinal  6
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
House Finch  6
American Goldfinch  1
House Sparrow  12

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39081776

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Newburyport & vicinity - August 5, 2017

This annual trip, run a little bit earlier in the month this year, produced a fair variety of shorebirds albeit in lower numbers than one might expect later on.

Starting off with mixed weather, fog and clouds, we had no trouble making our way down to the southern end of the island and Sandy Point State Reservation Beach. We only had a few fishermen to contend with opposed to the hoards of beach goers expected this time of year. (This is one of the reasons I start the trip so early. Otherwise, we often will get boxed out.)

We made our way out to the beach, passing the roped nesting areas for Piping Plovers. We scanned these areas, but none were found. At this point, I think nesting has been completed, so young and old alike were out roaming the open beach.

One, then two, then four then six Piping Plovers were found all within one or two scope fields apart. Later on we found a flock of five, apparently different birds, then a handful of others, totaling fourteen birds.

As we were on the beach during a rising tide, a lot of the shorebirds had departed for their loafing areas. However, there were still Sanderlings, Semipalmated Plovers and Sandpipers and two Ruddy Turnstones to be found. It is not surprising, but still remarkable how the beach changes year over year. What was once a long and wide expanse of mudflats was now an abrupt cut off sand shelf.

We got information that there were lots of birds at Bill Forward Pool so we headed in that direction, only briefly stopping at the nearly barren Stage Island Pool.

Upon arrival at the blind at Bill Forward Pool, we found what would be spot of the day. Several thousand birds of all shape and sizes we actively feeding, resting and a little of both. A parade of Snowy Egrets, Double-crested Cormorants and Greater Yellowlegs followed one another chasing and feeding on trapped prey.

The majority of the birds were Semi Semis (Plovers and Sandpipers), but we also found single Hudsonian Godwit, Long-billed Dowitcher (there might have been a second), Dunlin and Western Sandpiper.

While we traveled on the island, there were the flocks on Tree Swallows and European Starlings, just starting to amass into pre-migration flocks. A stop at Parking lot 1 to pick up cars and look out at the ocean, found forty or so Northern Gannets all heading south. Little else was seen.

The plan was to head over to the other side of the river and visit Nelson Island to wrap up the trip. However, as we starting off the island, a weather front opened up on us. Not knowing the duration, I cut the trip short.

Below is a list of what I recorded for birds.

Mike

Canada Goose              15                          
Gadwall                   1                           
Mallard                   9                           
Wild Turkey               1                           
Northern Gannet           40                          
Double-crested Cormorant  15                          
Great Blue Heron          2                           
Snowy Egret               15                          
Turkey Vulture            2                           
Osprey                    4                           
Black-bellied Plover      50                          
Semipalmated Plover       1187                        
Piping Plover             14                          
Killdeer                  1                           
Hudsonian Godwit          1                           
Ruddy Turnstone           2                           
Sanderling                100                         
Dunlin                    1                           
Least Sandpiper           5                           
White-rumped Sandpiper    4                           
Semipalmated Sandpiper    840                         
Western Sandpiper         1                           
Short-billed Dowitcher    62                          
Long-billed Dowitcher     1                           
Greater Yellowlegs        10                          
Willet                    2                           
Lesser Yellowlegs         15                          
Parasitic Jaeger          1                           
Bonaparte's Gull          3                           
Ring-billed Gull          27                          
Herring Gull              1                           
Great Black-backed Gull   5                           
Least Tern                10                          
Common Tern               30                          
Eastern Kingbird          20                          
American Crow             1                           
Purple Martin             18                          
Tree Swallow              3000                        
Bank Swallow              2                           
Barn Swallow              2                           
Marsh Wren                4                           
American Robin            30                          
Gray Catbird              5                           
Brown Thrasher            1                           
Northern Mockingbird      2                           
European Starling         1000                        
Cedar Waxwing             10                          
Common Yellowthroat       2                           
Yellow Warbler            1                           
Saltmarsh Sparrow         1                           
Field Sparrow             1                           
Savannah Sparrow          1                           
Song Sparrow              1                           
Eastern Towhee            5                           
Northern Cardinal         3                           
Red-winged Blackbird      5                           
Common Grackle            2                           
Baltimore Oriole          1                           
American Goldfinch        2  

Haskell Swamp WMA, 2nd July 2017

On July 2nd, seven adventurous birders met to explore what birds and nature Haskell Swamp WMA had to offer. We started our trip from the main entrance at the end of Dexter Ln., walking the main trail and poking into several side trails. The main trail is fairly well manicured and relatively wide, but many of the offshoots die off as trees and other vegetation fall onto the trail. As we walked we enjoyed bird song from several Hermit Thrush, Veery, Scarlet Tanager, Ovenbird, and Pine Warbler. Turning around at a brook which runs over the main trail, We had wonderful looks at a male Scarlet Tanager.

Scarlet Tanager, Haskell Swamp WMA

Working our way back I hooted several times with no success, but toward the end of our walk we heard several hawk calls which proved to be a pair of Sharp-shinned. Everyone in the group was able to hear the birds and see them dashing through the trees, and a few were able to get decent looks at the birds.

Eastern Phoebe, Haskell Swamp WMA

Haskell Swamp WMA, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Jul 2, 2017 6:25 AM - 9:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments:     SSBC Trip
34 species

Sharp-shinned Hawk  2     Pair seen and calling together, flight calls and calls labeled by Sibley app as alarm calls given near nest. At least one probably continuing from yesterday, based on sightings they may be breeding in here.
Mourning Dove  1
Downy Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Eastern Wood-Pewee  3
Eastern Phoebe  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  3
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  5
Black-capped Chickadee  10
Tufted Titmouse  6
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Brown Creeper  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Veery  24
Hermit Thrush  8
American Robin  1
Gray Catbird  3
Ovenbird  17
Common Yellowthroat  2
Yellow Warbler  1
Pine Warbler  10
Chipping Sparrow  6
Eastern Towhee  8
Scarlet Tanager  3
Northern Cardinal  1
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  3
Brown-headed Cowbird  7
Baltimore Oriole  1
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  1
House Sparrow  1

After a long walk through the WMA, we decided against going in the second entrance to Haskell Swamp and instead went to the Rochester Land Trust property Church's Field across the street. This is a small flowery meadow along the roadside which has a trail that goes through the woods, has some benches along the Mattapoisett River, and loops back to the parking lot. We took a small break at the picnic table before walking the trail, taking another quick break to appreciate the river, and headed back to the entrance. Along the way we were rewarded with nice looks at a few American Redstarts and a Blue-Winged Warbler.

Chipping Sparrow, Church's Field

Church's Field, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Jul 2, 2017 10:31 AM - 11:31 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     SSBC Trip
25 species

Black-billed Cuckoo  1
Chimney Swift  2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Tree Swallow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Brown Creeper  1
Carolina Wren  1
Veery  6
Blue-winged Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  5
Yellow Warbler  2
Pine Warbler  3
Chipping Sparrow  3
Eastern Towhee  1
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
American Goldfinch  6
House Sparrow  2

-Nate Marchessault

June 25th Westover AFB andkinner SP - or Some days you just get lucky

Some days you just get lucky.

Our luck didn't kick in right away, and although we had good views of American Kestrels, Grasshopper Sparrows, Bobolinks, and Northern Rough-winged Swallows, it took some effort before we found the usually
obliging Upland Sandpipers at Westover AFB. Today they were not so obliging. The first views were of a very distant head just barely visible over the grass, and we only had 2 other birds, both of which were seen in flight when a Red-tailed Hawk flushed them. We had similarly mediocre luck with Eastern Meadowlarks and Horned Larks, seeing them, but only poor and distant views. We did have a cooperative adult Cooper's Hawk that flew around and perched up on a pole and a building for a while. 

Male Cerulean Warbler feeding a chick, photo by Steven Whitebread 

Our luck really kicked in at our next stop however. As we pulled into the parking space at the top of Skinner State Park, there was some movement just 10 feet above the windshields. Amazingly, this was the main target of the entire trip, a Cerulean Warbler! We all had great views of a male feeding in the trees around the cars, at times almost at eye level! Soon we noticed a juvenile bird up in a tree, and while trying to figure out what it
was, the male Cerulean came in and fed it, answering that question for us. We watched the male feed the juvenile a few more times before continuing to the summit house. There we had a Junco and a family of
Indigo Buntings, as well as a female Scarlet Tanager that posed in the open just 30 feet away. Walking back down the road from the parking lot, the juvenile Cerulean had moved, but the male was still in the same general area collecting more food. A bit further down the road, while listening to Yellow-throated Vireos, Worm-eating Warblers, and a Pileated Woodpecker, we came across a female Cerulean gathering food
over the road. We all got to see the female at close range before she moved off into the woods, presumably to feed another juvenile.

The merry birders atop Skinner SP

 Next, we drove through the actively farmed Honey Pot area of Hadley looking for Vesper Sparrows. We were rewarded with at least three singing birds, two of which we saw while dodging cars, dust, and pesticides being sprayed from trucks (how are the birds able to cope with that?).

Since we had not seen a Yellow-throated Vireo yet, we went to the Notch visitor center for the Mount Holyoke Range SP where we eventually found a nest with the parents swapping incubation duties. It was here that we had probably the most unexpected species of the trip. Right after we arrived, three Black Vultures flew over the
parking lot with some Turkey Vultures, and then as we were leaving, we noticed a Black Vulture perched on a tower halfway up neighboring Bare Mt.

 Yellow-throated Vireo on Nest and Black Vulture in serious molt, photos by Steven Whitebread

From there we headed to Quabbin Park. Shortly after entering, we heard a Least Flycatcher calling away from right along the road. After briefly stopping at the tower where a Broad-winged Hawk flew right over our heads, we continued to the Enfield lookout. There we had good looks at Chestnut-sided and Blackburnian Warblers, and had an immature Bald Eagle fly by. We also watched a heavy rain squall move toward us over the reservoir giving us a beautiful view, but leaving us wondering how wet we were about to get. While trying to beat the rain to our next stop, we spotted 2 Porcupines in the trees alongside the road, so we pulled over and looked at them, though they were more interested in sleeping than noticing us. Beating the rain to the parking area for the Goodnough Dike, we decided to stay near the cars in case it started pouring. Here some of us had very good looks at a male Black-throated-blue Warbler as well as a pair of Black-and-white Warblers feeding on and just over the ground in front of us. We also heard a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker calling from here. As we were leaving (still dry), a Pileated Woodpecker flew at, and then over us fairly low giving everyone a good look at another fun bird.

Broad-winged hawk and Porcupine at Quabbin SP, photo by Steven Whitebread

From there we continued on to our last stop of the day, a bridge in the Three Rivers village of Palmer. Here we had great views of Cliff Swallows, Rough-winged Swallows, and Chimney Swifts all flying around at eye level and lower.

Cliff Swallow, photo by Steven Whitebread

We ended the day with a surprisingly high collective total of 90 species before a drive home that was much longer than any of us would have liked.

1 Wild Turkey (drive by)

1 Common Loon
1 Double-crested Cormorant
4 Great Blue Heron
3 Black Vulture
38 Turkey Vulture
1 Osprey (drive by)
3 Cooper's Hawk
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
2 Broad-winged Hawk
6 Red-tailed Hawk
4 hawk sp.
2 Killdeer
3 Upland Sandpiper
1 Spotted Sandpiper
13 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
33 Mourning Dove
1 Black-billed Cuckoo
18 Chimney Swift
2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1 Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)
6 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
2 Pileated Woodpecker
2 American Kestrel
7 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 Willow Flycatcher
1 Least Flycatcher
8 Eastern Phoebe
2 Great Crested Flycatcher
4 Eastern Kingbird
5 Yellow-throated Vireo
2 Blue-headed Vireo
7 Warbling Vireo (Eastern)
33 Red-eyed Vireo
8 Blue Jay
8 American Crow
9 Common Raven
4 Horned Lark
12 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
10 Tree Swallow
2 Bank Swallow
10 Barn Swallow
8 Cliff Swallow
8 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
27 White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)
2 House Wren
6 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1 Eastern Bluebird
3 Veery
2 Wood Thrush
36 American Robin
12 Gray Catbird
3 Northern Mockingbird
25 European Starling
22 Cedar Waxwing
13 Ovenbird
2 Worm-eating Warbler
10 Black-and-white Warbler
3 Common Yellowthroat
23 American Redstart
3 Cerulean Warbler
3 Blackburnian Warbler
11 Yellow Warbler (Northern)
5 Chestnut-sided Warbler
3 Black-throated Blue Warbler
12 Pine Warbler
7 Grasshopper Sparrow
17 Chipping Sparrow
1 Field Sparrow
1 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
4 Vesper Sparrow
3 Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)
9 Song Sparrow
5 Eastern Towhee
8 Scarlet Tanager
5 Northern Cardinal
2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
7 Indigo Bunting
13 Bobolink
13 Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)
5 Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern)
8 Common Grackle (Bronzed)
20 Brown-headed Cowbird
6 Baltimore Oriole
4 House Finch
17 American Goldfinch
18 House Sparrow


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