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Main Details

Location Back Bay NWR--Beach
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Additional Details

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Owner Andrew Baldelli

Other Participating eBirders

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  2
  • Distance:  2 mi

Checklist Comments

With Andrew Baldelli. Walked two miles south on beach and back. Light SW breeze and upper 50's at start. Haze over water toward horizon.

Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.4.114

Totals

27
Species Observed
+1 other taxa, 6,823 individuals
1
Species with Photos

Observations

  1. Tundra Swan

    Number observed:  14

  2. Wood Duck

    Number observed:  1

  3. Black Scoter

    Number observed:  19

  4. Surf/Black Scoter

    Number observed:  15

  5. Red-breasted Merganser

    Number observed:  5000

    Details

    Estimate but huge numbers this morning

  6. Mourning Dove

    Number observed:  1

  7. Killdeer

    Number observed:  1

  8. Sanderling

    Number observed:  51

  9. Razorbill

    Number observed:  137

    Details

    Count

  10. Bonaparte's Gull

    Number observed:  91

  11. Ring-billed Gull

    Number observed:  30

  12. American Herring Gull

    Number observed:  50

  13. Great Black-backed Gull

    Number observed:  30

  14. Lesser Black-backed Gull

    Number observed:  77

  15. Forster's Tern

    Number observed:  17

  16. Horned Grebe

    Number observed:  145

  17. Red-throated Loon

    Number observed:  600

  18. Common Loon

    Number observed:  85

  19. Manx Shearwater

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    I first observed the bird gliding low in stealth mode. Small shearwater, dark dorsally and white ventally including under tail. Pale swoosh wrapping up behind eye. Close enough for a couple photos!

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  20. Northern Gannet

    Number observed:  360

  21. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  75

  22. Brown Pelican

    Number observed:  10

  23. Turkey Vulture

    Number observed:  2

  24. Carolina Wren

    Number observed:  3

  25. Gray Catbird

    Number observed:  1

  26. Song Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

  27. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

    Number observed:  2

  28. Northern Cardinal

    Number observed:  4

Additional species seen by Linda Chittum:

  1. Savannah Sparrow

    Number observed: 3

  2. Eastern Towhee

    Number observed: 7
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