Checklist S18283990

Observations

1. Brant (Atlantic)

   Number observed:  54

2. Canada Goose

   Number observed:  16

3. Mute Swan

   Number observed:  2

   Exotic: Naturalized

4. Mallard

   Number observed:  2

5. American Black Duck

   Number observed:  75

   Breeding & Behavior Code:

   ON Occupied Nest (Confirmed)

6. Common Eider (Dresser's)

   Number observed:  150

7. White-winged Scoter

   Number observed:  9

8. Black Scoter

   Number observed:  2

9. Bufflehead

   Number observed:  1

   Details

   female flushed from south marsh

10. Red-breasted Merganser

    Number observed:  145

11. Mourning Dove

    Number observed:  8

12. American Oystercatcher

    Number observed:  8

13. Black-bellied Plover

    Number observed:  46

14. Killdeer

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Ponds

15. Spotted Sandpiper

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    1 ponds, 3 south marsh

16. Willet (Eastern)

    Number observed:  41

17. Greater Yellowlegs

    Number observed:  7

18. Dunlin

    Number observed:  31

19. Least Sandpiper

    Number observed:  18

20. peep sp.

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    potentially semis but long look

21. Laughing Gull

    Number observed:  500

    Details

    large flock feeding with terns just offshore

22. Ring-billed Gull

    Number observed:  5

23. American Herring Gull

    Number observed:  660

24. Great Black-backed Gull

    Number observed:  95

25. Least Tern

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    maybe more, two birds hunting in both marshes for majority of morning

26. Common Tern

    Number observed:  175

27. Common Loon

    Number observed:  18

    Details

    mostly overhead flyovers, with a few in the bay

28. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  95

29. Black-crowned Night Heron

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    flushed from trees all around island, multiple times, likely more than four

30. Tricolored Heron

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    **Rare; flyby adult offshore headed north across Pleasant Bay; photos

    Media

31. Snowy Egret

    Number observed:  13

32. Green Heron

    Number observed:  1

33. Great Egret

    Number observed:  16

    Details

    10 flyovers at dawn, 5 in south marsh and 1 at the ponds

34. Great Blue Heron

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    flyby, none on the island

35. Turkey Vulture

    Number observed:  3

36. Osprey

    Number observed:  21

    Details

    Careful count, including 16 in view at once

37. Sharp-shinned Hawk

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    migrant

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    F Flyover (Observed)

38. Red-tailed Hawk

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    juv

39. Great Horned Owl

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    flushed twice early, could not find mate or nest if there was one

40. Belted Kingfisher

    Number observed:  2

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    N Visiting Probable Nest Site (Probable)

41. Downy Woodpecker

    Number observed:  5

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    N Visiting Probable Nest Site (Probable)

42. Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)

    Number observed:  2

43. Peregrine Falcon

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Adult with full crop harassing swallows over the ponds

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    F Flyover (Observed)

44. Least Flycatcher

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Heard calling each time I went past the residence, seen a few times near the pool

45. Eastern Phoebe

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    two nests, one at the farm, one at the residence near the pool

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    ON Occupied Nest (Confirmed)

46. Great Crested Flycatcher

    Number observed:  1

47. Eastern Kingbird

    Number observed:  10

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    P Pair in Suitable Habitat (Probable)

48. Blue-headed Vireo

    Number observed:  2

49. Blue Jay

    Number observed:  3

50. American Crow

    Number observed:  25

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    CN Carrying Nesting Material (Confirmed)

51. Black-capped Chickadee

    Number observed:  16

52. Bank Swallow

    Number observed:  42

    Details

    *High count; nice colony along the eastern cliffs with many holes. Each time I would pass the cliffs dozens would fly out and start calling

53. Tree Swallow

    Number observed:  65

    Details

    Dozens of pairs occupying each of the many swallow boxes all over the island

    Media

54. Purple Martin

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    *Rare; adult male first heard then seen well at dawn feeding over the south marsh with Tree Swallows, seen from the boat as we were docking

55. Northern Rough-winged Swallow

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    Only one pair seen entering cavity near rocky west end, though likely more, as there were 6 in view at once at the west end dock;

    Media

56. Barn Swallow

    Number observed:  2

57. Cliff Swallow

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    *Rare; Ponds; perhaps two birds, though a single bird was seen once twenty minutes apart; photos

    Media

58. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

    Number observed:  14

    Details

    Minimum, the most abundant migrant of the day;

    Media

59. White-breasted Nuthatch

    Number observed:  3

60. Red-breasted Nuthatch

    Number observed:  1

61. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

    Number observed:  1

62. Carolina Wren

    Number observed:  4

63. European Starling

    Number observed:  5

    Exotic: Naturalized

64. Gray Catbird

    Number observed:  21

65. Brown Thrasher

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Two distinct pairs on either end of the island, including one cooperative singing bird that allowed for close photos;

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    P Pair in Suitable Habitat (Probable)

    Media

66. Northern Mockingbird

    Number observed:  1

67. Eastern Bluebird

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Building nest in one of the boxes in the residence meadow

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    NB Nest Building (Confirmed)

68. Veery

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    residence, only catharus thrush all morning

69. American Robin

    Number observed:  17

70. Cedar Waxwing

    Number observed:  6

71. House Sparrow

    Number observed:  3

    Exotic: Naturalized

72. House Finch

    Number observed:  10

    Exotic: Naturalized

73. American Goldfinch

    Number observed:  60

74. Chipping Sparrow

    Number observed:  16

75. Field Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    singing bird along scrubby hillside north of residence

76. White-throated Sparrow

    Number observed:  2

77. Song Sparrow

    Number observed:  6

78. Eastern Towhee

    Number observed:  38

79. Baltimore Oriole

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    singing male above birdy thicket in center of island

80. Red-winged Blackbird

    Number observed:  10

81. Brown-headed Cowbird

    Number observed:  7

82. Ovenbird

    Number observed:  2

83. Blue-winged Warbler

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Singing early near the farm, seen well, once briefly perching on the chicken coop

84. Black-and-white Warbler

    Number observed:  3

85. Nashville Warbler

    Number observed:  1

86. Common Yellowthroat

    Number observed:  9

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    P Pair in Suitable Habitat (Probable)

87. American Redstart

    Number observed:  1

88. Northern Parula

    Number observed:  1

89. Yellow Warbler

    Number observed:  9

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    P Pair in Suitable Habitat (Probable)

    Media

90. Chestnut-sided Warbler

    Number observed:  1

91. Pine Warbler

    Number observed:  35

    Details

    omnipresent breeders, absolutely everywhere

92. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

    Number observed:  1

93. Prairie Warbler

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    singing males on scrubby hillside. Do these birds breed here?;

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    S Singing Bird (Possible)

    Media

94. Scarlet Tanager

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Singing in the center of the island, seen several times making flights, including one near the end of my visit right across the residence meadow

95. Northern Cardinal

    Number observed:  16

96. Rose-breasted Grosbeak

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    singing male and a female above the thicket just west of the boat launch, breeding?

97. Indigo Bunting

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Molting male singing near east end