[MASSBIRD] Re: eBird Report - Plymouth Airport, May 29, 2016

[Glenn d'Entremont]

One of the better trips with all the anticipated birds being recorded. We have permission to be inside the second fence line getting a perspective of the airport one can not get otherwise. Best count ever of Upland Sandpiper with 5. The Grasshopper Sparrows were at the depression on the north west side of the airport away from any roads and likely can not be heard from the roads. The Vesper was an eleventh hour bird which teed up on the fence line like I told the participants they do, but only a few lingerers got to see. Two soaring Peregrines were unusual. All this with a very active runway due to wind direction.

Glenn

Glenn d'Entremont: gdentr...@comcast.net Stoughton, MA

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Subject: eBird Report - Plymouth Airport, May 29, 2016

Plymouth Airport, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
May 29, 2016 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC/SSBC/FMSSF/Paskamansett trip
20 species

Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 2
Upland Sandpiper 5 the best show at this location. four birds together and a fifth displaying way high then dropped down to the east side of the airport while the four birds were on the west side.
Mourning Dove 1
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Peregrine Falcon (North American) 2 2 birds soaring, a little unusual
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
American Robin 1
European Starling X
Ovenbird 2
Pine Warbler 2
Prairie Warbler 2
Grasshopper Sparrow 3
Vesper Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 3
Eastern Towhee 2
Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern) 2
American Goldfinch 2

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29987961

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

[Glenn d'Entremont]

Sorry for the confusion. The depression where the Grasshopper Sparrows were, and the area where the sandpipers were, is actually the southwest corner of the airport, NOT the northwest. This area is virtually invisible from the perimeter road and would be difficult to hear any birds singing from there. The runway is crowned and one can not see over the top westerly.

Glenn