Date: 6/27/26 12:37 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 6/27 Belle Isle Six Long-legged Wader Species, etc.
I arrived at exact high tide, which was at 10:30, and birded until 12:45. Such variety of long-legged waders today.
Little Blue Heron 1 moving between main salt panne and Lawn Ave. observation platform Great Blue Heron 6 Glossy Ibis 3 Snowy Egret 1 Great Egret 11 Black-crowned Night-Heron 2 Osprey 3+ American Kestrel 1 up high; never landed Killdeer 4 Greater Yellowlegs 1 American Oystercatcher 6 out on the marsh Willet 3+ American Woodcock 1+ Least Tern 4 Willow Flycatcher 1+ Eastern Kingbird 1 Warbling Vireo 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 heard Yellow Warbler 2 Common Yellowthroat 2 Saltmarsh Sparrow 7 from observation tower and at boardwalk combined
