Squantum Wednesday May 13th 2015

As no bird photographer was part of our very small group (just 4 members present) here a picture of a flowering apple tree in the wilderness off Seaport Drive

Highlights were the Little Blue Heron mixed in with a few Snowy Egrets in the salt marshes right at our meeting point, we also had great looks at a dozen Glossy Ibis which flew in and stopped for a few minutes to let us enjoy their spectacular iridescent plumage. Squaw Rock Park was remarkably quiet again. The Seaport Drive wilderness had loads of very vocal Yellow Warblers and we scared up an American Woodcock

Below are the e-bird lists from all 3 locations. The total number for this trip was 36 species

Christine Whitebread

 

Quincy: Squantum Salt Pannes, Norfolk, US-MA
May 13, 2015 5:55 AM - 6:25 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: sunny, 54 F. South Shore Bird Club Trip
19 species

Brant  12
American Black Duck  4
Mallard  2
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Egret  2
Snowy Egret  4
Little Blue Heron  1     Adult, with Snowy Egrets. Seen well by all in our party.
Glossy Ibis  12
Osprey  1
Killdeer  8
Greater Yellowlegs  13
Least Sandpiper  13
Semipalmated Sandpiper  1
Chimney Swift  2
American Crow  2
Barn Swallow  1
Song Sparrow  2
Red-winged Blackbird  8
Common Grackle  2

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Quincy: Squantum, Squaw Rock Park, Norfolk, US-MA
May 13, 2015 6:30 AM - 7:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling 0.8 mile(s)
Comments:  South Shore Bird Club Trip
22 species

Brant  40
Wild Turkey  1
Herring Gull  3
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Mourning Dove  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
House Wren  1
American Robin  1
Gray Catbird  11
European Starling  4
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  1
Yellow Warbler  8
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Song Sparrow  2
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  4
American Goldfinch  1
House Sparrow  2

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Quincy: Seaport Drive / Commander Shea Boulevard, Norfolk, US-MA
May 13, 2015 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling 0.2 mile(s)
Comments: sunny. South Shore Bird Club Trip
19 species

American Black Duck  3
Double-crested Cormorant  1     flyover
Great Egret  1
Snowy Egret  3
Greater Yellowlegs  3
American Woodcock  1
Herring Gull  2
Mourning Dove  1
Chimney Swift  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Warbling Vireo  1
American Crow  2
American Robin  4
Gray Catbird  3
Yellow Warbler  11
Song Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  2
Red-winged Blackbird  9
Common Grackle  2

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This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)