Field Ornithology Journal 1

Today is May 18, 2020. My birding site today was Crane Pond in Georgetown, MA. It was around 50 degrees with a slight drizzle when I first arrived around 6:45 AM and. As it got later in the day, the sun came out and it came to around 60 degrees. There were a couple nice trails along the pond that I followed until I left around noon. The area was a wetland and had a couple different ponds and swampy areas that were not attached to each other and had a lot of dead trees. The forest next to the pond was not very dense and had trees like Pines, Maples, White Birch, and Shagbark Hickory. I saw a couple Red-winged Blackbirds defending their territory from another species I was unable to identify, although might have been a Gray Catbird. I also observed that a lot of the birds seemed to gather closer to the water, as it got quieter the deeper I went into the woods.

Posted on May 18, 2020 08:47 PM by juliannamason juliannamason

Observations

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No photos or sounds

What

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Observer

juliannamason

Date

May 18, 2020

Description

2 males, 1 female

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Observer

juliannamason

Date

May 18, 2020

Description

1 male, 1 female

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Observer

juliannamason

Date

May 18, 2020

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)

Observer

juliannamason

Date

May 18, 2020

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)

Observer

juliannamason

Date

May 18, 2020

Photos / Sounds

What

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Observer

juliannamason

Date

May 18, 2020

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Observer

juliannamason

Date

May 18, 2020

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