Saturday's trip to the outer cape with, at the start, 17 participants had a very good day. I had mentioned to the participants I had over 100 species on one day at this time of year on the outer cape. I also thought the current day's weather conditions would make it possible to have to achieve that goal. With 17 participants and 9/10 vehicles it would be another obstacle to overcome since some places, and time, would not allow us to visit some places.
Well, with all the eyes and ears and circumstances we did indeed achieve the goal with 101 species, unofficially. Such days, no one person achieves the total and I personally had 96 species with 5 more others noted to me which I did not see/hear.
That is 101 species for the area (minimally); Chatham to Provincetown.
Highlights:
Pied-billed Grebe (Herring Pond-Eastham) Cory's Shearwater 25 (Race Point Beach) NORTHERN FULMAR (RPB) Black-crowned Night-Heron 5 (last bird at Forest Beach-Chatham) Sharp-shinned Hawk (Duck Harbor) BROAD-WINGED HAWK (DH) Oystercatcher (FB) American Golden Plover (DH) Willet (western) 21 (FB) MARBLED GODWIT 10 (FB) maybe the most I have seen at one time Parasitic Jaeger 15 (RPB) A good show put on Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 - Pilgrim Heights four covids (Blue Jay, both crows, Raven) Blue-headed Vireo 3 (1-Putnum Conservation gardens, Orleans, 2 - Fort Hill) American Pipit-at least 17 (RPB) 8 warblers including: Orange-crowned, Northern Parula, Prairie, Palm, Redstart Blue Grosbeak (PCGardens) DICKCISSEL (PC Gardens) PINE SISKIN (DH flyover) White-crowned Sparrow (Fort Hill) Lincoln's Sparrow (FH) CRESTED CARACARA (DH) still present
A fun and beautiful day.
Glenn
Glenn d'Entremont: <gdentremont1...> Stoughton, MA
