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Main Details

Location **Back Bay NWR
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Additional Details

People

Owner Kevin Shannon

Other Participating eBirders

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  2
  • Distance:  1.93 mi

Totals

45
Species Observed
277 individuals

Observations

  1. Gadwall

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    Seen in bay waters from boardwalk in back of visitor center.

  2. Mallard

    Number observed:  7

  3. Sora

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Heard

  4. Common Loon

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Flyovers.

  5. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  97

  6. Great Egret

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Flyovers

  7. Great Blue Heron

    Number observed:  2

  8. Osprey

    Number observed:  2

  9. Belted Kingfisher

    Number observed:  1

  10. Downy Woodpecker

    Number observed:  3

  11. Northern Flicker

    Number observed:  7

  12. Eastern Phoebe

    Number observed:  2

  13. Blue Jay

    Number observed:  3

  14. American Crow

    Number observed:  3

  15. Carolina Chickadee

    Number observed:  1

  16. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

    Number observed:  3

  17. Golden-crowned Kinglet

    Number observed:  1

  18. Red-breasted Nuthatch

    Number observed:  2

  19. Brown Creeper

    Number observed:  5

  20. Northern House Wren

    Number observed:  2

  21. Winter Wren

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Heard and seen.

  22. Marsh Wren

    Number observed:  2

  23. Carolina Wren

    Number observed:  4

  24. European Starling

    Number observed:  1

  25. Gray Catbird

    Number observed:  3

  26. Northern Mockingbird

    Number observed:  3

  27. American Robin

    Number observed:  11

  28. Pine Siskin

    Number observed:  5

  29. American Goldfinch

    Number observed:  1

  30. Chipping Sparrow

    Number observed:  3

  31. Clay-colored Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Seen by six birders in back loop of parking lot to the right of the Kuralt Trail sign. Kevin then found it again in back of sparrow field. We followed it as it worked its way around the perimeter of the sparrow field toward the visitor center. Light medial crown stripe, gray nape, pale lores, lateral throat stripe, clean buffy breastband, white belly.

  32. Lark Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Large long tailed sparrow Perched in two leafless trees at beginning of Raptor Trail shortly before 11 AM. It had a clean pale underside with a central dark smudge, creamy buff flanks, light medial crown stripe, dark lateral throat stripes. Bold head pattern lacked the color of an adult. Bird was clearly larger than the other sparrows here now.

  33. Savannah Sparrow

    Number observed:  2

  34. Song Sparrow

    Number observed:  6

  35. Swamp Sparrow

    Number observed:  13

  36. Eastern Towhee

    Number observed:  1

  37. Red-winged Blackbird

    Number observed:  31

  38. Common Grackle

    Number observed:  2

  39. Boat-tailed Grackle

    Number observed:  1

  40. Common Yellowthroat

    Number observed:  1

  41. Northern Parula

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Small warbler with gray head, eye arcs, greenish back, yellow throat and chest, white belly, and small wing bars.

  42. Blackpoll Warbler

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Warbler with mild yellow throat and breast with streaking, white belly and undertail coverts, double wing bars, and yellow feet.

  43. Black-throated Blue Warbler

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Male. Dark blue back, black throat, and white handkerchief.

  44. Yellow-rumped Warbler

    Number observed:  27

  45. Northern Cardinal

    Number observed:  1