Date: 9/20/26 2:12 pm From: Barbara Volkle <barb620...> Subject: [MASSBIRD] 22 Caspian Terns in Squantum Today
Thanks to Paul Peterson for the following report.
Barbara Volkle Northborough,MA <barb620...>
*
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:12:31 +0000 (UTC) From: Paul Peterson <petersonpaul63...> Subject: 22 Caspian Terns in Squantum Today
Seen from 11:45-12:35, when they flew off the sand spit that is along East Squantum St.opposite Heath St,. Quite a sight to behold all roosting rather tightly. They may linger in the area a few days or more.
Great Egret 8 Snowy Egret 5 Great Blue Heron 4 Green-winged Teal 21 American Black Duck 10 Osprey 1+ Semipalmated Plover 7 Semipalmated Sandpiper 300 roughly Lesser Yellowlegs 1 salt pan American Oystercatcher 1 sand spit Laughling Gull 10 CASPIAN TERN 22 exact count Common Yellowthroat 1+ House Finch 50 approximately
