Castle Island and Pleasure Bay, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Feb 23, 2025 7:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: This list is based on Michael McCarthy’s sightings. I wasn’t able to attend the walk so am using this so the BBC trip has a record for eBird.
22 species
Brant 1
Canada Goose 109
Common Eider 95
Surf Scoter 12
White-winged Scoter 1
Long-tailed Duck 12
Bufflehead 16
Common Goldeneye 5
Barrow’s Goldeneye 1 Continuing drake with common goldeneyes off Korean War Memorial
Red-breasted Merganser 15
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 12
Purple Sandpiper 4
Ring-billed Gull 18
American Herring Gull 65
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Red-throated Loon 3
Common Loon 8
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Robin 2
House Sparrow 3
Snow Bunting 30
Song Sparrow 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S215602475
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