September 7, 2013

Shaw's Cove (all the way to the water) Shaws Cove Road, Bristol, US-MA Sep 7, 2013 7:40 AM - 9:55 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) 27 species Double-crested Cormorant 15 Great Blue Heron 3 Great Egret 2 Snowy Egret 1 Osprey 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Golden-Plover 2 Killdeer 20 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Least Sandpiper 5 Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Mourning Dove 75 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 1 Barn Swallow 1 Carolina Wren 1 Gray Catbird 5 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 50 Song Sparrow 2 Bobolink 50 Mostly immature if not all. Brown-headed Cowbird 12 House Finch 2 House Sparrow 3

Egypt Lane Ponds (Fairhaven), Bristol, US-MA Sep 7, 2013 10:05 AM - 10:55 AM Protocol: Stationary 19 species Mute Swan 7 Teaching young how to fly. Getting close. Wood Duck 3 American Wigeon 2 Have been there for the past few days Mallard 18 Great Blue Heron 2 Black-crowned Night-Heron 20 Osprey 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Mourning Dove 1 Chimney Swift 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 American Crow 3 Carolina Wren 2 Gray Catbird 1 Northern Mockingbird 3 European Starling 200 Song Sparrow 2 American Goldfinch 2