After debating whether to cancel this trip due to dire weather predictions of wind-driven rain, I decided to show up in case the reports were not accurate. Four others took the same chance and it turned out to be a rather pleasant morning with temperatures in the mid-60's, little rain, not so high winds, and singing active birds unlike the lack of activity two days previous. We followed my usual route up from the 3A parking lot to the top of Turkey Hill, down through the Weir River farm along the river, back uphill across Turkey Hill Lane to the Whitney/Thayer trail and across One-Way Lane continuing on through the Holly Grove. Instead of returning up Turkey Hill Lane to the top, we followed the lane downhill to Side Hill Road and picked up the trail that returned to the parking lot at the base of the hill. That move netted us a FOY black-and-white warbler! Other highlights on the WR Farm included a mail kestrel flying between posts, a lone male bluebird singing and foraging in the grass beneath a tree, a hard-to-see pair of towhees scratching in the leaf litter from the bridge, and an equally hard to see Carolina wren in the brush.
Sally Avery
Turkey Hill/Weir River Farm/WhitneyThayer Woods, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 20, 2019 8:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.75 mile(s)
Comments: Tracker got stopped inadvertently. Overcast with occasional showers and gusty winds around 20
34 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 3
Wild Turkey 2
Herring Gull 5
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Egret 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 4
Tree Swallow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 4
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 9
European Starling 4
American Goldfinch 5
Chipping Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 10
Eastern Towhee 4
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Black-and-white Warbler 1 Heard first and then seen well near marshy area off side hill road
Pine Warbler 6
warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) 1 Sounded like a weak song of northern waterthrush in appropriate wetland habitat, but only sang twice and couldn’t be seen
Northern Cardinal 10
House Sparrow 8
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55168222
The South Shore Bird Club (SSBC) was founded in 1946 and the first members set out to explore the birds and birding habitats of the South Shore of Massachusetts. We concentrate on field trips for both members and non members. Most trips involve car-pooling with occasional canoe trips or beach hikes. Non-members are always welcome.
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