Checklist S113937757

Observations

1. American Black Duck

   Number observed:  1

   Details

   Flew on island late morning... Pond just south of parking lot

2. Common Eider (Dresser's)

   Number observed:  18

   Details

   Mostly young males

3. Surf Scoter

   Number observed:  1

4. Black Scoter

   Number observed:  23

   Details

   *Continuing numbers. Great summering spot here. 11 off parking lot, 12 off towers.

5. Mourning Dove

   Number observed:  5

6. Ruby-throated Hummingbird

   Number observed:  1

   Details

   Flew onto the island late morning

7. Killdeer

   Number observed:  1

8. Piping Plover

   Number observed:  2

9. Willet (Eastern)

   Number observed:  5

10. Parasitic Jaeger

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    *unusual, flyby pair headed SE. One near adult with sharp middle tail feather. One slightly younger the same size and shape.

11. Laughing Gull

    Number observed:  120

    Details

    *high, good numbers for this time of year. Around 45 landed on the rocks just off the point and many in feeding frenzy offshore.

12. American Herring Gull

    Number observed:  45

13. Great Black-backed Gull

    Number observed:  18

14. Lesser Black-backed Gull

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    *High, both 3rd cycles roosted with gulls on the tip. Sitting next to each other. Pics.

15. gull sp.

    Number observed:  250

    Details

    feeding frenzy distant

16. Least Tern

    Number observed:  12

17. Common Tern

    Number observed:  45

18. Roseate Tern

    Number observed:  8

19. Sandwich Tern

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    **Rare, second Gooseberry record according to eBird; Steven Lima observed the first record landed on the same rocks on August 10th, 2013.
    At 5:48, I observed a medium sized tern with stiff wing beats, pale upperside, and a white forehead flying directly towards me. It stuck out to me as different, so I snapped some pics and kept watching it through the scope. Soon it banked east and dropped down to the rocks just off the south tip of Gooseberry. This allowed me to gather a few more solid ID points confirming my suspicion. It remained on or flying above the rocks for the next 20 minutes before it flew off to the NE with LAGU–possibly joining in a feeding frenzy, visiting the Allen’s Pond tern colony, or continuing up Buzzards Bay.
    ID: Medium sized tern–slightly larger than nearby COTE–with a light gray back, white underside, slim black bill with pale tip, and long black legs. I also noted its upright posture while sitting, short fanned tail in flight, and hint black on wing tips/smudgy secondaries–so 1st cycle(?) It was fairly aggressive towards the LAGU and COTE, sometimes hovering directly above them making them fly off.
    It seems that whenever these birds do show up they come with strong wings, which was definitely the case here–strong from the southwest since early yesterday

    Media

20. Common Loon

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    headed east

21. Cory's/Scopoli's Shearwater

    Number observed:  85

    Details

    *High, decent numbers for this time of year. Shearwaters as far as the eye could see throughout the morning. Stayed conservative only counting birds I was sure about. Low turning, "lazy" flight. Lighter gray backs. Mostly headed west.

22. Cory's/Scopoli's/Great Shearwater

    Number observed:  130

    Details

    *Distant larger shearwaters that were either a bit too back lit or a bit too brief views. Mostly headed west.

23. shearwater sp.

    Number observed:  40

    Details

    *Very distant and very brief.

24. Northern Gannet

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    imm. headed east

25. Great Cormorant

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    *Rare in summer, roosted with DCCO on rocks just off tip. Subadult(?) pics.

    Media

26. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  28

27. Osprey (American)

    Number observed:  11

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    CF Carrying Food (Confirmed)

28. Tree Swallow

    Number observed:  2

29. Barn Swallow (American)

    Number observed:  1

30. Gray Catbird

    Number observed:  13

31. American Robin

    Number observed:  9

32. Cedar Waxwing

    Number observed:  1

33. House Finch

    Number observed:  4

    Exotic: Naturalized

34. American Goldfinch

    Number observed:  3

35. Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)

    Number observed:  7

36. Eastern Towhee

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    males chasing each other

37. Red-winged Blackbird

    Number observed:  6

38. Brown-headed Cowbird

    Number observed:  2

39. Common Grackle (Bronzed)

    Number observed:  8

40. Common Yellowthroat

    Number observed:  2

41. Yellow Warbler (Northern)

    Number observed:  6

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    CF Carrying Food (Confirmed)

42. Northern Cardinal

    Number observed:  1

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    CF Carrying Food (Confirmed)