Wompatuck State Park

The last of the bird club walks in Wompatuck concluded today with 47 species seen or heard by some or all of 12 participants. We walked a loop from the transfer station parking lot toward and along the Aaron River Reservoir. It was a thrush-y kind of a day and we found 5 species. Two different Swainson's Thrushes afforded us reasonable looks and the Hermit Thrushes obliged us with song as well as great looks.  The Wood Thrush was an audio only.

Swainson's Thrush by Brian Vigorito

Many Veery were calling and one was heard singing; the one visual was unusual in that there was a white feather on the left wing - either broken or leucistic.  

A Black-billed Cuckoo was seen well by one, in flight by several, and heard by a few others. One Empid was hotly debated as Least, Willow, Alder, or Acadian; there was no audio to give us the true identify. Eight species of warblers were seen or heard, but were not in plentiful supply compared to other years.

Ovenbird by Brian Vigorito

Eastern Kingbird on nest by Brian Vigorito

Until next year,

Sally Avery

Wompatuck SP, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
May 23, 2019 6:26 AM - 10:26 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)
Comments: A SSBC trip. Track inadvertently stopped early in trip. Overcast in high 50’s and very breezy
46 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose 1
Mallard 1
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Empidonax sp. 1 visual on bird, but no audio with 4
different opinions about whether it was a least, willow, alder, or acadian.
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 7
Eastern Kingbird 4
Warbling Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 9
Blue Jay 2
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Brown Creeper 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Veery 10
Swainson's Thrush 2
Hermit Thrush 2
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 7
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 5
Chipping Sparrow 11
Song Sparrow 7
Eastern Towhee 4
Baltimore Oriole 5
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
Common Grackle 4
Ovenbird 18
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat 5
American Redstart 3
Yellow Warbler 5
Pine Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56649763