Note: To
those who are unfamiliar, these social distancing “walks” are not in-person
walks but rather a group chat where members share their experiences for the
morning and stay connected. South Shore Bird Club is strict about (and very
impressed by its members) adhering to social distancing guidelines, which
includes avoiding populated areas, large groups, and close social interaction.
We fully support members enjoying the healing and mindfulness that nature can
provide and want to foster a social environment for those who may feel
isolated- these walks are intended to achieve both of these goals with safety
at the forefront of our mission.
It’s high breeding season and members South Shore Birders,
though socially distanced, have been getting out and seeing what birds are
utilizing nearby environs to breed. As per usual, many members also took time
to enjoy the beautiful landscapes they were lucky enough to be a part of. Along
with the landscapes Pete also reported a soundscape of Sandhill Cranes, frogs,
and cuckoos, and Glenn Alder, Least, and Yellow-bellied Flycatchers
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| Bird Island by Carol |
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| Strip Club Bog by me |
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| Milkweed at Burrage by Christine |
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| New boardwalk at Osprey Marsh by Carol |
And of course they looked high and low for birds, breeding
species of which were confirmed during the two outings were Mute Swan, American
Black Duck, American Oystercatcher, Piping Plover, Killdeer, Double-crested
Cormorant, Great Egret, Sandhill Crane, Osprey, Herring Gull, Roseate Tern,
Common Tern, Least Tern, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Tree Swallow, Barn
Swallow, Purple Martin, Marsh Wren, House Wren, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy
Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Baltimore Oriole, Common
Grackle, Bobolink, Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing,
House Finch, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, and Eastern Towhee- A nice
smattering of species!
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| Piping Plover chick by Mary Jo |
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| Juvenile Eastern Towhee by Brian |
Beyond birds we looked at plants, bugs, and just about
everything else under the sun with bugs being the highlight non-avian species
of the trips.
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| Skimmer sp. by Conor |
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| Ichneumonid wasp by me |
-Nate
June 28th eBird summary:
|
Species Name
|
Species Count
|
Sample Size
|
|
Canada Goose
|
83
|
3
|
|
Mute Swan
|
5
|
2
|
|
Wood Duck
|
14
|
1
|
|
Mallard
|
9
|
6
|
|
American Black Duck
|
2
|
1
|
|
Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)
|
2
|
1
|
|
Mallard/American Black Duck
|
12
|
1
|
|
Rock Pigeon
|
15
|
2
|
|
Mourning Dove
|
39
|
10
|
|
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
|
1
|
1
|
|
Chimney Swift
|
11
|
3
|
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
|
1
|
1
|
|
Virginia Rail
|
2
|
1
|
|
Sandhill Crane
|
3
|
1
|
|
American Oystercatcher
|
7
|
3
|
|
Piping Plover
|
21
|
2
|
|
Killdeer
|
16
|
2
|
|
Willet
|
56
|
4
|
|
Laughing Gull
|
6
|
2
|
|
Herring Gull
|
20
|
8
|
|
Great Black-backed Gull
|
17
|
3
|
|
Least Tern
|
54
|
2
|
|
Roseate Tern
|
4
|
1
|
|
Common Tern
|
82
|
5
|
|
Sterna sp.
|
1,500
|
1
|
|
Black Skimmer
|
8
|
2
|
|
Common Loon
|
1
|
1
|
|
Double-crested Cormorant
|
28
|
5
|
|
American Bittern
|
2
|
1
|
|
Great Blue Heron
|
19
|
4
|
|
Great Egret
|
7
|
3
|
|
Snowy Egret
|
5
|
2
|
|
Green Heron
|
2
|
2
|
|
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
|
2
|
1
|
|
Glossy Ibis
|
2
|
1
|
|
Turkey Vulture
|
2
|
1
|
|
Osprey
|
34
|
9
|
|
Broad-winged Hawk
|
1
|
1
|
|
hawk sp.
|
1
|
1
|
|
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
|
2
|
1
|
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker
|
5
|
2
|
|
Downy Woodpecker
|
10
|
6
|
|
Hairy Woodpecker
|
4
|
2
|
|
Pileated Woodpecker
|
2
|
2
|
|
Northern Flicker
|
11
|
6
|
|
Eastern Wood-Pewee
|
6
|
1
|
|
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
|
2
|
2
|
|
Alder Flycatcher
|
2
|
2
|
|
Willow Flycatcher
|
4
|
2
|
|
Least Flycatcher
|
2
|
1
|
|
Eastern Phoebe
|
7
|
5
|
|
Great Crested Flycatcher
|
9
|
5
|
|
Eastern Kingbird
|
14
|
2
|
|
Blue-headed Vireo
|
7
|
2
|
|
Warbling Vireo
|
3
|
2
|
|
Red-eyed Vireo
|
17
|
5
|
|
Canada Jay
|
6
|
2
|
|
Blue Jay
|
25
|
8
|
|
American Crow
|
17
|
9
|
|
Fish Crow
|
5
|
4
|
|
Common Raven
|
3
|
1
|
|
Black-capped Chickadee
|
26
|
6
|
|
Tufted Titmouse
|
10
|
4
|
|
Horned Lark
|
4
|
2
|
|
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
|
8
|
1
|
|
Purple Martin
|
28
|
1
|
|
Tree Swallow
|
48
|
6
|
|
Barn Swallow
|
43
|
7
|
|
Golden-crowned Kinglet
|
4
|
3
|
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
5
|
2
|
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch
|
9
|
3
|
|
White-breasted Nuthatch
|
7
|
2
|
|
Brown Creeper
|
2
|
1
|
|
House Wren
|
2
|
2
|
|
Winter Wren
|
11
|
2
|
|
Marsh Wren
|
14
|
1
|
|
Carolina Wren
|
8
|
6
|
|
European Starling
|
11
|
3
|
|
Gray Catbird
|
49
|
9
|
|
Northern Mockingbird
|
7
|
4
|
|
Veery
|
3
|
2
|
|
Swainson's Thrush
|
12
|
2
|
|
Hermit Thrush
|
6
|
2
|
|
Wood Thrush
|
1
|
1
|
|
American Robin
|
37
|
12
|
|
Cedar Waxwing
|
19
|
5
|
|
House Sparrow
|
22
|
4
|
|
House Finch
|
17
|
3
|
|
Purple Finch
|
7
|
3
|
|
American Goldfinch
|
28
|
12
|
|
Chipping Sparrow
|
5
|
3
|
|
Field Sparrow
|
1
|
1
|
|
Dark-eyed Junco
|
2
|
1
|
|
White-throated Sparrow
|
9
|
1
|
|
Saltmarsh Sparrow
|
4
|
2
|
|
Savannah Sparrow
|
5
|
1
|
|
Song Sparrow
|
73
|
14
|
|
Swamp Sparrow
|
27
|
2
|
|
Eastern Towhee
|
30
|
3
|
|
Baltimore Oriole
|
12
|
4
|
|
Red-winged Blackbird
|
121
|
11
|
|
Brown-headed Cowbird
|
8
|
4
|
|
Common Grackle
|
126
|
12
|
|
Ovenbird
|
27
|
4
|
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
5
|
3
|
|
Black-and-white Warbler
|
2
|
1
|
|
Nashville Warbler
|
7
|
1
|
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
40
|
8
|
|
American Redstart
|
7
|
3
|
|
Northern Parula
|
8
|
3
|
|
Magnolia Warbler
|
4
|
1
|
|
Blackburnian Warbler
|
1
|
1
|
|
Yellow Warbler
|
18
|
4
|
|
Chestnut-sided Warbler
|
3
|
2
|
|
Black-throated Blue Warbler
|
1
|
1
|
|
Pine Warbler
|
3
|
1
|
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler
|
3
|
2
|
|
Prairie Warbler
|
1
|
1
|
|
Canada Warbler
|
5
|
1
|
|
Northern Cardinal
|
12
|
5
|
July 5th eBird Summary:
|
Species Name
|
Species Count
|
Sample Size
|
|
Canada Goose
|
41
|
2
|
|
Mute Swan
|
9
|
1
|
|
Mallard
|
14
|
2
|
|
American Black Duck
|
1
|
1
|
|
Wild Turkey
|
5
|
1
|
|
Mourning Dove
|
23
|
8
|
|
Chimney Swift
|
6
|
3
|
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
|
2
|
1
|
|
American Oystercatcher
|
3
|
1
|
|
Herring Gull
|
56
|
3
|
|
Great Black-backed Gull
|
11
|
2
|
|
Common Tern
|
18
|
2
|
|
Double-crested Cormorant
|
87
|
5
|
|
Great Blue Heron
|
3
|
2
|
|
Great Egret
|
27
|
2
|
|
Snowy Egret
|
4
|
1
|
|
Black-crowned Night-Heron
|
8
|
2
|
|
Osprey
|
7
|
5
|
|
Cooper's Hawk
|
1
|
1
|
|
Red-shouldered Hawk
|
1
|
1
|
|
Broad-winged Hawk
|
1
|
1
|
|
Red-tailed Hawk
|
1
|
1
|
|
Belted Kingfisher
|
2
|
1
|
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker
|
4
|
4
|
|
Downy Woodpecker
|
6
|
4
|
|
Hairy Woodpecker
|
4
|
2
|
|
Northern Flicker
|
5
|
5
|
|
Merlin
|
1
|
1
|
|
Eastern Wood-Pewee
|
3
|
3
|
|
Eastern Phoebe
|
4
|
2
|
|
Great Crested Flycatcher
|
4
|
4
|
|
Eastern Kingbird
|
5
|
2
|
|
Warbling Vireo
|
1
|
1
|
|
Red-eyed Vireo
|
1
|
1
|
|
Blue Jay
|
17
|
5
|
|
American Crow
|
11
|
6
|
|
Fish Crow
|
1
|
1
|
|
Black-capped Chickadee
|
17
|
5
|
|
Tufted Titmouse
|
11
|
5
|
|
Horned Lark
|
2
|
1
|
|
Purple Martin
|
2
|
1
|
|
Tree Swallow
|
6
|
3
|
|
Barn Swallow
|
8
|
3
|
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch
|
3
|
3
|
|
White-breasted Nuthatch
|
6
|
4
|
|
House Wren
|
4
|
4
|
|
Carolina Wren
|
9
|
7
|
|
European Starling
|
19
|
3
|
|
Gray Catbird
|
16
|
7
|
|
Northern Mockingbird
|
2
|
2
|
|
Eastern Bluebird
|
3
|
1
|
|
Wood Thrush
|
1
|
1
|
|
American Robin
|
53
|
9
|
|
Cedar Waxwing
|
2
|
1
|
|
House Sparrow
|
13
|
3
|
|
House Finch
|
7
|
2
|
|
American Goldfinch
|
14
|
7
|
|
Grasshopper Sparrow
|
3
|
2
|
|
Chipping Sparrow
|
18
|
6
|
|
Field Sparrow
|
4
|
2
|
|
Savannah Sparrow
|
2
|
2
|
|
Song Sparrow
|
16
|
8
|
|
Eastern Towhee
|
20
|
3
|
|
Eastern Meadowlark
|
2
|
1
|
|
Baltimore Oriole
|
7
|
2
|
|
Red-winged Blackbird
|
25
|
6
|
|
Brown-headed Cowbird
|
6
|
3
|
|
Common Grackle
|
28
|
8
|
|
Ovenbird
|
7
|
2
|
|
Black-and-white Warbler
|
1
|
1
|
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
3
|
2
|
|
Pine Warbler
|
5
|
4
|
|
Prairie Warbler
|
3
|
1
|
|
Northern Cardinal
|
10
|
6
|
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