6/6 Belle Isle and Rumney Marshes, Etc. Eventful Day

[Paul Peterson]

 I birded first at Belle Isle Marsh, then Revewre Beach for shearwaters, then Rumney Marsh-South End in hopes of getting Clapper Rail and White-faced Ibis.A very satisfying day indeed:

Manx Shearwater 17     near south end, close to shore roosting at low tide
White-faced Ibis 1        seen in wet area on Route 1A just north of the Freeman St. Fire Station; WOW! It was with four Glossy Ibis.There is a sidewalk here. Just north of Revere St. and Rte. 1 A intersection
Glossy Ibis 30+     impossible to count, always on the move
Snowy Egret 3      B.I.
Osprey 6+              combined total
Great Egret 1
CLAPPER RAIL 2      Jacobs Park; one calling just a bit W of Elmwood, other a bit E of Thorndike; this park runs along Hastings St.
scoter sp. 3
Killdeer 5
Semipalmated Plover 4
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Willet 3+
American Oystercatcher 1      Belle Isle Inlet
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Common Tern 3
Least Tern 2
Willow Flycatcher 1            B.I. Lawn Ave. Trail (wear long sleeves; mosquitoes await you)
Warbling Vireo 3                B.I.
Yellow Warbler 7                B.I.
Common Yellowthroat 2      B.I.
Saltmarsh Sparrow 5          B.I.
Bobolink 1                         B.I. Meadow
Baltimore Oriole 1              B.I.

Paul Peterson
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Boston