Checklist S14085500

Observations

1. Mallard

   Number observed:  14

2. Mallard (Domestic type)

   Number observed:  1

   Exotic: Escapee

   Details

   black head with white throat

3. Common Eider (Dresser's)

   Number observed:  8

4. White-winged Scoter

   Number observed:  2

5. Red-breasted Merganser

   Number observed:  1

6. Mourning Dove

   Number observed:  1

7. Chimney Swift

   Number observed:  2

8. Spotted Sandpiper

   Number observed:  1

   Details

   Out near the cove on the rocks

9. Solitary Sandpiper

   Number observed:  1

   Details

   Flyover

10. Least Sandpiper

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Flying around the cove

11. Thick-billed Murre

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    ***rare; sitting on the water off cove, first May record for Massachusetts in eBird; first seen by MJI through binoculars and obviously a murre: black above, white below, with short tail and runded head with short bill. Through binoculars it appeared to have the squat, short-necked, thick-billed shape of Thick-billed (and Ryan independently agreed), but definitive field marks could not be seen. Fortunately, Ryan's digital SLR allowed us to take and zoom photos and see the following diagnostic marks which show in the photos: 1) white breast comes up to lower throat in a sharp V and met a dusky or whitish throat, indicating an immature; 2) rather short, thick-based bill. Given that it was an immature, Common Murre is essentially eliminated by the dark face, but the breast pattern and bill shape were diagnostic. Photos;

    Media

12. American Herring Gull

    Number observed:  6

13. Great Black-backed Gull

    Number observed:  4

14. Common Loon

    Number observed:  1

15. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  11

16. Black-crowned Night Heron

    Number observed:  2

17. Downy Woodpecker

    Number observed:  3

18. Least Flycatcher

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Both heard well along road

19. Eastern Kingbird

    Number observed:  1

20. Blue-headed Vireo

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Singing

21. Blue Jay

    Number observed:  3

22. American Crow

    Number observed:  8

23. Black-capped Chickadee

    Number observed:  9

24. Tufted Titmouse

    Number observed:  3

25. Horned Lark

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Southbound flyover seen and heard well

26. Tree Swallow

    Number observed:  4

27. Northern Rough-winged Swallow

    Number observed:  5

28. Barn Swallow

    Number observed:  5

29. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

    Number observed:  2

30. White-breasted Nuthatch

    Number observed:  1

31. Northern House Wren

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Singing

32. Carolina Wren

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Singing

33. European Starling

    Number observed:  8

    Exotic: Naturalized

34. Gray Catbird

    Number observed:  17

35. Northern Mockingbird

    Number observed:  1

36. American Robin

    Number observed:  5

37. House Sparrow

    Number observed:  5

    Exotic: Naturalized

38. House Finch

    Number observed:  2

    Exotic: Naturalized

39. American Goldfinch

    Number observed:  5

40. Chipping Sparrow

    Number observed:  3

41. White-throated Sparrow

    Number observed:  2

42. Savannah Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

43. Song Sparrow

    Number observed:  4

44. Eastern Towhee

    Number observed:  1

45. Baltimore Oriole

    Number observed:  4

46. Red-winged Blackbird

    Number observed:  8

47. Brown-headed Cowbird

    Number observed:  1

48. Common Grackle

    Number observed:  11

49. Ovenbird

    Number observed:  1

50. Black-and-white Warbler

    Number observed:  3

51. Nashville Warbler

    Number observed:  2

52. Common Yellowthroat

    Number observed:  6

53. American Redstart

    Number observed:  7

54. Northern Parula

    Number observed:  11

    Media

55. Magnolia Warbler

    Number observed:  4

56. Blackburnian Warbler

    Number observed:  1

57. Yellow Warbler

    Number observed:  14

58. Black-throated Blue Warbler

    Number observed:  5

59. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

    Number observed:  18

60. Black-throated Green Warbler

    Number observed:  3

61. Wilson's Warbler

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    FOY; singing along road

62. Scarlet Tanager

    Number observed:  1

63. Northern Cardinal

    Number observed:  2