Fwd: eBird Report - Bear Creek Sanctuary (restricted access), May 12, 2024

[Soheil Zendeh]

Folks,

Bear Creek Sanctuary, Saugus, walks are drawing to a close as
ground-nesting birds settle in for the spring. The next one on Sunday,
May 19, will be the last of the season. All are welcome: 9 am on
Sunday at the WIN energy plant at 100 Salem Street (Rte. 107), Saugus.

My friend Tim Brown supplied the following ebird list from last
Sunday's Bear Creek walk:

Bear Creek Sanctuary (restricted access), Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 12, 2024 9:01 AM - 11:42 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.369 mile(s)
35 species

Mallard 4
American Black Duck 1
Wild Turkey 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 3
Killdeer 5
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Willet 2
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Herring Gull 65
Common Tern 6
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Snowy Egret 5
Great Egret 4
Osprey 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 13
Barn Swallow 3
European Starling 8
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 9
American Goldfinch 3
Savannah Sparrow 30
Song Sparrow 10
Bobolink 12
Red-winged Blackbird 35
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 5
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 6
Northern Cardinal 2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174013727

Soheil Zendeh
Lexington, MA