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Location **Back Bay NWR
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Owner Kim Harrell

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  1
  • Distance:  0 mi

Checklist Comments

Sparrow day - great weather, nice temperature and clear. When I arrived, sparrows weren't very active and park visitors were too active. Continued to bird slowly all around the refuge office area while waiting for later in the day. Eventually ran across Rob Bielawski at the old septic field along the back parking lot, watching the lark sparrow; shortly followed by good looks at clay-colored sparrow and others.

Totals

30
Species Observed
482 individuals
6
Species with Photos

Observations

  1. Američka liska

    Number observed:  9

  2. Američki srebrnasti galeb

    Number observed:  1

  3. Šarenokljuni gnjurac

    Number observed:  20

  4. Žutogrli vranac

    Number observed:  300

    Details

    Saw about 6 groups, the smallest of which was about 60 birds, starting just before sunset.

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    F Flyover (Observed)

  5. Velika plava čaplja

    Number observed:  2

  6. Ribar

    Number observed:  1

  7. Američki kobac

    Number observed:  1

  8. Američka zlatokrila žuna

    Number observed:  10

    Details

    Saw and heard quite a few.

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  9. Mali soko

    Number observed:  1

  10. Plava kreja

    Number observed:  3

  11. Američka vrana

    Number observed:  4

  12. Karolinska senica

    Number observed:  2

  13. Dvobojna američka lasta

    Number observed:  40

    Details

    Saw more and more as dusk approached.

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    F Flyover (Observed)

  14. Severni kućni carić

    Number observed:  1

  15. Karolinski carić

    Number observed:  1

  16. Siva mačkulja

    Number observed:  3

  17. Severna rugalica

    Number observed:  2

  18. Istočna plavica

    Number observed:  1

  19. Crvenogrudi drozd

    Number observed:  3

  20. Američka kugara

    Number observed:  15

  21. Vrapcoliki strnad

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Well-seen and photographed; Rob Bielawski spotted it, also watched and photographed at the same time. Lovely but subtle. Pinkish bill, upper mandible dark-toned on top. Overall appearance quite pale and more bronze-buff, less rusty brown-toned than most other sparrows (including young chipping, recently seen, photographed and studied for comparison.) Contrasting silvery gray nape collar; pale eyebrow and thin dark "mustache" bordering contrasting white malar stripe; dark eyeline behind eye but not continuing forwards of eye; pale lores. Buffy cheek and beautiful streaky crown with pale center complete the contrasty head pattern.

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  22. Livadski strnad

    Number observed:  2

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  23. Ševoliki strnad

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Largish distinctive sparrow with bold harlequin-patterned head and facial markings in rust, buff, black and white, as seen earlier this year here at Back Bay several times. This one appeared to have a wound on the right side of its head in several of my photos, which I hadn't noticed. Also seen and likely much better photographed by Rob Bielawski at the same time.

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  24. Belokruni strnad

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Young bird; lovely.

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  25. Belogrli strnad

    Number observed:  1

  26. Strnad pevač

    Number observed:  3

  27. Istočni pipilo

    Number observed:  1

  28. Crno-bela cvrkutarka

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    I was surprised to see him creeping around a tree trunk above the sparrow flock and with several yellow-rumps nearby, at sunset. Black and white warbler, heavily streaked and striped, creeping around and along small tree trunks in its nuthatch-like way.

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  29. Krunasta cvrkutarka

    Number observed:  50

  30. Crveni kardinal

    Number observed:  1
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