6/14 Burrage Pond Bittern, Rail, Cuckoo, Etc.

[Paul Peterson]

I birded here from 2:00-6:10. Thankfully, the weather was cool and overcast, otherwise I would have been exposed to the sunshine constantly in this vast, open space.

Double-crested Cormorant 1
American Bittern 1                just south of the northern half of the pond; harassed mercilessly by a blackbird 
Glossy Ibis 10 (six plus four)
Great Blue Heron 9
Great Egret 6
Osprey 3 (two together)
Red-shouldered Hawk 1          just in from Hawkes Ave.entrance in Hanson
Virginia Rail 1                        same spot as the bittern; unseen; calling   kiddik singly several times
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1              heard kdowl six times in succession; heard from edge of pond near beginning of dike
Willow Flycatcher 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 3     
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Fish Crow 1
Bank Swallow 3          (max.)
Marsh Wren 6
Veery 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow Warbler 20
Common Yellowthroat 7
Black and White Warbler 1
Ovenbird 4
Pine Warbler 3
Eastern Towhee 5
Swamp Sparrow 15
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 3

Paul Peterson
peterso...@yahoo.com
Boston