Sachuest Walk on November 15, 2014

Leader: Lauren Parmelee
Location: Sachuest NWR

• Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  60   Estimate
  
• American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)  27
  
• Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  3
  
• Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)  4
  
• Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)  9
  
• Common Eider (Atlantic) (Somateria mollissima dresseri)  115     Estimate
  
• Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)  26
  
• Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)  3
  
• White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)  34
  
• Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)  83   Many small flocks moving as well as several groups on water
  
• Surf/Black Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata/americana)  100     Too far to ID to sp, most likely Black
  
• Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)  1
  
• Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)  37
  
• Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)  3
  
• Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)  24
  
• Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)  21    Most flybys
  
• Common Loon (Gavia immer)  17
  
• Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)  9
  
• Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)  1
  
• Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)  14
  
• Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)  14     Estimate - several prob overlooked
  
• Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)  22   Estimate - lots of movement and several probably overlooked
  
• Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)  1
  
• Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)  2
  
• Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)  1
  
• Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)  3
  
• Sanderling (Calidris alba)  1
  
• Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)  7
  
• Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 4

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• Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon))  8     Distant flock
  
• Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  2
  
• Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  4
  
• American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  21
  
• Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)  1   Single bird made several passes throughout morning presumed same bird
  
• Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  7
  
• Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  1
  
• White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  1
  
• House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)  1
  
• Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  5
  
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)  1
  
• American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  8
  
• Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  1
  
• Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)  1
  
• Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)  1
  
• European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  5
  
• Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  2
  
• Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)  2
  
• Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata)  11
  
• Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)  1
  
• American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)  2
  
• Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)  1
  
• Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  12     Estimate
  
• Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  3
  
• White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  9
  
• Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis)  2
  
• Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  3
  
• House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)  3
  
• American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  4