date = 6/15/13
sites = Avalon Preserve,West Meadows Wetlands,David Weld Sanctuary,
Sweetbriar Nature Preserve ( very briefly)
All photos taken by Sandy Paci, her facebook link below album
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.678482152168253.1073741841.100000194238064&type=3
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| Least Terns ( or so we thought... ; / ) |
observers = Peter Dorosh ( leading), Sandy Paci, Monica Berger, James Buckler
Double-crested Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Great Egret
Northern Shoveler
American Black Duck
Canada Goose
Wood Duck with fledglings, Avalon Preserve
Mute Swan
Mallard
Bald Eagle immature momentarily perched above group, Avalon Preserve
Red-tailed Hawk
Piping Plover with chicks, West Meadows Wetlands beach
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| Baby Piping Plover ( S.Paci) |
American Oystercatcher
Sanderling 1 breeding plmg West Meadows
Laughing Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Least Tern ( yes, I did see one real one.)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo calling ,
David Weld Sanctuary
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
American Crow
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Bank Swallow David Weld Sanctuary, colony in coastal bluff
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren nesting Avalon Preserve
Carolina Wren
Tufted Titmouse
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Prairie Warbler West Meadows
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Blue-winged Warbler Avalon , David Weld preserves
American Redstart David Weld
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting Avalon Preserve
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Orchard Oriole
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
66 species
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| Native Prickly Pear Cactus at West Meadows Wetlands (S.Paci) |
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