Nahant 4/16

From Linda Pivacek:

18 enthusiastic and congenial participants were blown about by the winds today but we eeked out a few birds. Thanks again to the participants for their keen eyes and enthusiasm.

 

Nahant  4/16, trip sponsored by the Brookline Bird Club and the Nahant Open Space Committee

Number of species  36
Canada Goose  2
Brant (Atlantic) 65
Mallard 1
Northern Shoveler 1  Marginal Rd
Common Eider (Atlantic)   16
Surf Scoter     7
White-winged Scoter     20
Red-breasted Merganser    10
Northern Gannet 1             Bailey's Hill (Thx Jim)
Double-crested Cormorant    86
Purple Sandpiper     3  Ma Audubon Thicket area (Thx Jim)
Herring Gull (American)     X
Great Black-backed Gull   X
Rock pigeon x
Mourning Dove     11
Downy Woodpecker    6
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  5
American Crow     8
Black-capped Chickadee     9
White-breasted Nuthatch     3
Carolina Wren     4
American Robin     4
Northern Mockingbird   6
European Starling 28
Chipping Sparrow 1  Bailey's Hill area
Savannah Sparrow 1    "
Song Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)   8
Swamp Sparrow 1 Mass Audubon Thicket
White-throated Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal     7
Red-winged Blackbird     9
Common Grackle     18
House Finch     16
American Goldfinch   14
House Sparrow     X