Bird-a-thon List from Winthrop

I spent Saturday birding in Winthrop with my friend Abbie. We were birding for Gordon's Gaggle- thanks again to everyone who pledged money for me!

We went to Deer Island, Belle Isle Marsh, and Winthrop Beach. Here is our list from the day:

baltimore oriole

gray catbird

european starling

common grackle

mourning dove

red-winged blackbird

house sparrow

house finch

rock pigeon

semipalmated plover

common eider

ring-belled gull

herring gull

great black-backed gull

eastern kingbird

savannah sparrow

song sparrow

northern mockingbird

double-crested cormorant

american black duck

long-tailed duck

surf scoter

snowy egret

tree swallow

barn swallow

I was very excited about some of the diving ducks we saw.

Long-tailed Duck:

Common Eider:

I also had to include this picture of the eider with a juvenile gull- I thought it was interesting they were hanging out together: