Turkey Hill/iWeir River Farm/Whitney-Thayer Woods, Hingham; April 21, 2018

As temperatures moderated slightly from the previous few days, a group of seven of us explored the woods and fields of the three named properties in search of early migrants. Expecting to see a number of palm, pine, and yellow-rumped warblers we were surprised to see none and heard only a single pine warbler. Other locations in the past week seemed to be well-populated with those warblers. The most exciting sightings included a couple of cooper's hawks, a peregrine falcon soaring over the hill, and an American kestrel perched on a post. Ruby-crowned kinglets were singing and flitting through the woods in a few places and one gave us a great look at his beautiful red crown. One female bluebird sat stationery on a branch in the trees near the river. Two Savannah Sparrows perched on the wires of a farm field and afforded us excellent looks at the exquisite yellow patterning on their heads. Three phoebes engaged in a territorial dispute at one location, and it seems that I undercounted them, because we saw a few singles in other various locations. Trying to elude us, two Carolina wrens skulked through the underbrush but not before we caught several glimpses of them. It was a sparkling morning to be afield even though expected migrants were few and far between.

Sally Avery

Turkey Hill/Weir River Farm/WhitneyThayer Woods, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 21, 2018 7:54 AM - 11:32 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.832 mile(s)
Comments: Warming to 50's from low 40's; sunny and light winds. A South Shore Bird Club Trip
34 species


Canada Goose 9
Wild Turkey 1
Double-crested Cormorant 16
Turkey Vulture 1
Cooper's Hawk 2
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 32
European Starling 4
Pine Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 20

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