Wompatuck State Park

By far the nicest Thursday yet for our WSP walks! The storm system cleared out yesterday and many more warblers were singing and foraging today than had been previously present in the park. The main gate was not opened as promised, but our walking loop to Wildcat Pond, S. Pleasant St. and Gate 9 and back to the Visitor's Center proved to be very birdy for the 12 participants. The most common warblers were Magnolia, Black-and-white, Ovenbird, and Northern Parula. Only one or two folks saw the Blackburnian Warbler and though we walked in the direction in which it flew off, it was never seen or heard again. Woodthrush song filled the air along most of the loop. Surprisingly, Scarlet Tanagers were quiet with the exception of one chip burr of an unseen bird. The chief highlight of the trip was that we encountered so many warblers.

Sally Avery
















Wompatuck SP-Gate 9, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
May 16, 2019 6:24 AM - 10:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.8 mile(s)
Comments: A SSBC trip. Started in mid 40’s and ended in mid60’s. Sunny to partly cloudy no wind.
46 species

Mallard 1
Mourning Dove 2
Herring Gull 2
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Cooper's Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Veery 3
Wood Thrush 5
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 15
American Goldfinch 4
Chipping Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 9
Baltimore Oriole 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 12
Ovenbird 20
Northern Waterthrush 2
Blue-winged Warbler 4
Black-and-white Warbler 15
Nashville Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 8
American Redstart 4
Northern Parula 14
Magnolia Warbler 6
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 5
Prairie Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56347262