[MASSBIRD] LeConte's Sparrow, Quincy 27-OCT

[Shilo McDonald]

MassBirders,
Yesterday I saw my 336th bird species in Massachusetts; a gorgeous
LeConte's Sparrow (first found by Dan O'Brien) at Passanageset Park in
Quincy. A Life Bird!

And of those 336 Massachusetts species, I've photographed 328. Now
including a LeConte's Sparrow!

eBird report with 35 photos: https://ebird.org/checklist/S153152194

Text only report located below.

Happy Birding,
Shilo McDonald
Lynn, Massachusetts
SMcD...@brooklinebirdclub.org


Passanageset Park at Broad Meadows Marsh, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
Oct 27, 2023 6:41 AM - 9:06 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.193 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Arrived before sunrise. And it was worth it.
34 species

Canada Goose 10
Mallard 4 Flying by all together.
Green-winged Teal 1 Dabbling in the marsh.
Mourning Dove 50 Estimate. Two large groups.
Black-bellied Plover 2
Killdeer 1 In the marsh.
Semipalmated Plover 2 In the marsh. Seen and heard, "too-wee."
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Foraging alongside a Black-bellied Plover
in the marsh.
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 65 Various flybys.
Red-throated Loon 1 Flying by with a Common Loon.
Common Loon 3 Flying by. One of these was flying with the
Red-throated Loon. The other two were seen later. Flying together.
Double-crested Cormorant 450 Estimate. Several large groups flying
by in loose v-formations.
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 30 Observed 1 feeding another.
Northern Mockingbird 1 Heard only. Singing.
American Robin 4
American Pipit 2 Heard only, "pi-pit". As the birds flew by
overhead. Did not see them.
American Goldfinch 4
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 10
LeConte's Sparrow 1 First found yesterday by Dan O'Brien. A Life
Bird for me. And this time, I left with photos. Thank you Dan!
Savannah Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 16
Swamp Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Common Yellowthroat 1 Heard only. Chucking from the tall grass
alongside the dirt gravel path.
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Northern Cardinal 2 A male female pair not on speaking terms. Apparently.