7/22 Squantum Highlights

[Paul Peterson]

I birded all of Squantum except Nickerson Park, Squantum Pt. Park, and the conservation trail opposite the nursing home (Seaport Blvd.

Glossy Ibis 1
Blach-crowned Night-Heron 1
Snowy Egret 15
Great Egret 7
Great Blue Heron 6
Osprey 8
Killdeer 2
Semipalmated Plover 4
Least Sandpiper 12
Semipalmated Sandpiper 19
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Willet 6
Short-billed Dowitcher 4           hummock mudflats
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 11
Laughing Gull 2                     back of Moswetuset Hummock
Least Tern 3                          
Common Tern 1
Mourning Dove 62                yesterday near sunset near Ayers Collision on wires
Marsh Wren 2                      four yesterday
Saltmarsh Sparrow 5+         very visible now as they flr short to medium distances and drop back down
White-tailed Deer 1               out in marsh (here two days ago as well)
Coyote 1                              yesterday in marsh

Paul Peterson
peterso...@yahoo.com
Boston