Westport 1/8
On Saturday six members of the Brookline Bird Club joined me on a Club trip to Westport.
As Karsten and myself headed down to meet the group we experienced heavy snow, white- out conditions but when we arrived- the roads were dry and the sun came out and there was no wind and great visibility. I have done this trip for many years starting at Wattupa Reservoir and traveling west of Rte 88 to Acoaxet, on Saturday we travelled east of 88 from Old Colony Road to Drift Road to Horseneck finally ending up in Acoxet late in the day
We had many highlights of our 77 species, 78 with a BLACK Swan on Allen's Pond. Hadn't heard of this 'exotic" but I think it's the first I'd ever seen in the state outside of Franklin Park Zoo. Low numbers of several species that we usually encounter on this trip- Carolina Wren, Hermit Thrush, Robin, and totally missing for the first time Winter Wren, Golden crowned Kinglet and Eastern Towhee
Location: Westport, Massachusetts 8:00-5:00PM
Observation date: 1/8/11 35-44F
Number of species: 78
Brant 13
Canada Goose 470
Mute Swan 39
Black Swan 1 Bird seen from Horseneck Road in Westport at Allens Pond. Bizarre- first time I believe that I've ever seen or heard of an "escaped" Black Swan!!
American Wigeon 8
American Black Duck 380
Mallard 15
Northern Pintail 6 all on Westport River- River Road
Green-winged Teal 8
Canvasback 7 Cockeast Pond
Redhead 4 Richmond Pond
Ring-necked Duck 2 Cockeast Pond
Greater Scaup 56
Lesser Scaup 2 Richmond Pond
Common Eider 68
Harlequin Duck 4
Surf Scoter 18
White-winged Scoter 6
Black Scoter 2
Bufflehead 75
Common Goldeneye 60
Hooded Merganser 9
Common Merganser 1
Red-breasted Merganser 46
Red-throated Loon 2
Common Loon 8
Horned Grebe 22
Great Cormorant 25
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 2 immature Wattapa Reservoir
Northern Harrier 2 male at Fisherville road
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 9
American Kestrel 1 Westport Rivers Winery
American Coot 2
Sanderling 10
Purple Sandpiper 35
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X Incredible numbers high in the sky (photos) and just as many on ice along the Westport River at River Rd
Iceland Gull 1
Glaucous Gull 1 young bird (2W) eating Black Duck on River Road (photos)
Great Black-backed Gull 100
Rock Pigeon 40
Mourning Dove 43
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 6
Northern Flicker 4
Blue Jay 14
American Crow 11
Black-capped Chickadee 77
Tufted Titmouse 34
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 16
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 19 low numbers
Eastern Bluebird 10
Hermit Thrush 3 unusual low numbers
American Robin 44 low
Gray Catbird 4
Northern Mockingbird 4
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 600
Yellow-rumped Warbler 17
American Tree Sparrow 11
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 18 Westport Rivers Winery
Song Sparrow 34
White-throated Sparrow 27
White-crowned Sparrow 6 Westport Rivers Winery
Dark-eyed Junco 22
Northern Cardinal 27
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 380 large flock- perhaps many more with equal number or better of Starlings- very few Redwings
House Finch 38
American Goldfinch 26
House Sparrow 85
Bob Stymeist
Location: Westport, Massachusetts 8:00-5:00PM
Observation date: 1/8/11 35-44F
Number of species: 78
Brant 13
Canada Goose 470
Mute Swan 39
Black Swan 1 Bird seen from Horseneck Road in Westport at Allens Pond. Bizarre- first time I believe that I've ever seen or heard of an "escaped" Black Swan!!
American Wigeon 8
American Black Duck 380
Mallard 15
Northern Pintail 6 all on Westport River- River Road
Green-winged Teal 8
Canvasback 7 Cockeast Pond
Redhead 4 Richmond Pond
Ring-necked Duck 2 Cockeast Pond
Greater Scaup 56
Lesser Scaup 2 Richmond Pond
Common Eider 68
Harlequin Duck 4
Surf Scoter 18
White-winged Scoter 6
Black Scoter 2
Bufflehead 75
Common Goldeneye 60
Hooded Merganser 9
Common Merganser 1
Red-breasted Merganser 46
Red-throated Loon 2
Common Loon 8
Horned Grebe 22
Great Cormorant 25
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 2 immature Wattapa Reservoir
Northern Harrier 2 male at Fisherville road
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 9
American Kestrel 1 Westport Rivers Winery
American Coot 2
Sanderling 10
Purple Sandpiper 35
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X Incredible numbers high in the sky (photos) and just as many on ice along the Westport River at River Rd
Iceland Gull 1
Glaucous Gull 1 young bird (2W) eating Black Duck on River Road (photos)
Great Black-backed Gull 100
Rock Pigeon 40
Mourning Dove 43
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 6
Northern Flicker 4
Blue Jay 14
American Crow 11
Black-capped Chickadee 77
Tufted Titmouse 34
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 16
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 19 low numbers
Eastern Bluebird 10
Hermit Thrush 3 unusual low numbers
American Robin 44 low
Gray Catbird 4
Northern Mockingbird 4
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 600
Yellow-rumped Warbler 17
American Tree Sparrow 11
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 18 Westport Rivers Winery
Song Sparrow 34
White-throated Sparrow 27
White-crowned Sparrow 6 Westport Rivers Winery
Dark-eyed Junco 22
Northern Cardinal 27
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 380 large flock- perhaps many more with equal number or better of Starlings- very few Redwings
House Finch 38
American Goldfinch 26
House Sparrow 85
Bob Stymeist
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