Bennet Porter: Barnstable County Life List MARC, All records Record(s) 1 to 284 of 284 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 30/04/2010 Mashpee #178 2 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 05/02/2016 Falmouth #240 3 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Yes 14/01/2009 Falmouth #138 4 Brant Branta bernicla 30/03/2007 Falmouth #024 5 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 14/01/2009 Falmouth #142 6 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 13/02/2007 Falmouth #010 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 12/03/2007 Falmouth #015 8 Wood Duck Aix sponsa 09/05/2007 Falmouth #039 9 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 05/09/2010 Barnstable #189 10 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 07/02/2010 Mashpee #176 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 19/12/2009 Falmouth #167 12 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 27/09/2008 Barnstable #121 13 American Wigeon Mareca americana 04/11/2007 Barnstable #096 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 12/03/2007 Falmouth #016 15 American Black Duck Anas rubripes 27/03/2007 Falmouth #021 16 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 03/01/2009 Falmouth #137 17 Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 07/02/2010 Barnstable #175 18 Canvasback Aythya valisineria 24/02/2008 Falmouth #110 19 Redhead Aythya americana 14/01/2009 Falmouth #139 20 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 27/11/2007 Falmouth #099 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Yes 23/03/2013 Falmouth #228 22 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 01/11/2007 Falmouth #094 23 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 24/03/2007 Falmouth #018 24 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 24/03/2013 Sandwich #229 25 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 29/10/2007 Chatham #086 26 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 15/02/2021 Barnstable #262 27 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 09/11/2008 Barnstable #131 28 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 29/10/2007 Provincetown #088 29 Black Scoter Melanitta americana 09/11/2008 Barnstable #132 30 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 16/05/2007 Falmouth #043 31 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 12/03/2007 Falmouth #017 32 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 29/04/2007 Falmouth #032/036 33 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 14/01/2009 Falmouth #141 34 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 27/03/2007 Falmouth #022 35 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 01/02/2009 Falmouth #144 36 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 11/03/2007 Falmouth #014 37 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 02/12/2007 Falmouth #100 38 Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus 06/10/2009 Falmouth #163 39 Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo 27/09/2008 Truro #128 40 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 15/12/2007 Falmouth #103 41 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 09/11/2008 Barnstable #133 42 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 30/03/2013 Barnstable #232 43 Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Yes 14/01/2009 Falmouth #140 44 Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Yes 22/12/2022 Mashpee #275 45 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 30/12/2007 Falmouth #105 46 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 21/04/2007 Falmouth #030 47 Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus 27/05/2013 Falmouth #235 48 Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus 21/05/2010 Falmouth #186 49 Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica 29/07/2008 Falmouth #118 50 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 17/06/2007 Falmouth #067/071 51 Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Yes 13/10/2014 Brewster #237 52 Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris Yes 27/09/2008 Dennis #122 53 American Coot Fulica americana 24/03/2007 Falmouth #020 54 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus Yes 17/05/2020 Yarmouth #253 55 Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis Yes 20/11/2016 Eastham #246 56 Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis 26/09/2010 Provincetown #190 57 American Avocet Recurvirostra americana 18/09/2020 Yarmouth #257 58 American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus 14/06/2007 Mashpee #062/064 59 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 30/10/2007 Chatham #092 60 American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica 08/10/2023 Eastham #281 61 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 24/06/2008 Falmouth #117 62 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 29/10/2007 Provincetown #089 63 Piping Plover Charadrius melodus 22/06/2008 Mashpee #116 64 Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus Yes 17/08/2023 Mashpee #278 65 Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus Yes 23/07/2023 Barnstable #277 66 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda 16/06/2012 Sandwich #221 67 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 27/09/2008 Eastham #125 68 Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa 11/11/2021 Chatham #267 69 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 28/09/2008 Sandwich #129 70 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Yes 28/05/2019 Chatham #249 71 Sanderling Calidris alba 12/09/2007 Falmouth #084 72 Dunlin Calidris alpina 01/01/2010 Mashpee #169/170 73 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 19/12/2009 Falmouth #168 74 Little Stint Calidris minuta Yes 19/08/2017 Chatham #248 75 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 22/05/2007 Mashpee #049 76 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 18/09/2020 Mashpee #258 77 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 27/09/2008 Eastham #124 78 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 07/08/2007 Mashpee #078 79 American Woodcock Scolopax minor 21/03/2008 Falmouth #111 80 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata 24/03/2024 Falmouth #284 81 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 21/08/2011 Dennis #212 82 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 06/10/2013 Falmouth #236 83 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 31/08/2008 Mashpee #120 84 Willet Tringa semipalmata 22/05/2007 Mashpee #048 85 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 28/09/2008 Sandwich #127 86 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 26/09/2010 Truro #194/199 87 Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus 31/08/2011 Mashpee #213 88 Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus 26/09/2010 Provincetown #191 89 Dovekie Alle alle 03/03/2013 Provincetown #227 90 Common Murre Uria aalge 06/03/2016 Provincetown #242 91 Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia 21/02/2022 Provincetown #270 92 Razorbill Alca torda 10/12/2011 Sandwich #216 93 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 21/02/2022 Provincetown #269 94 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 26/09/2010 Provincetown #193 95 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Yes 14/01/2010 Provincetown #173 96 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 29/10/2007 Provincetown #090 97 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 22/11/2012 Barnstable #226 98 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 16/04/2007 Hyannis #027 99 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 06/03/2007 Falmouth #011 100 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 11/03/2007 Falmouth #013 101 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 05/02/2012 Barnstable #218 102 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 26/09/2010 Provincetown #200 103 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 10/03/2007 Falmouth #012 104 Least Tern Sternula antillarum 22/05/2007 Mashpee #052 105 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 03/09/2012 offshore Chatham #224 106 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 26/09/2010 Provincetown #192 107 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 29/08/2007 Mashpee #081 108 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 27/09/2008 Eastham #123 109 Black Skimmer Rynchops niger 23/07/2023 Falmouth #276 110 Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata 09/11/2008 Barnstable #134 111 Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica Yes 06/03/2016 Provincetown #241 112 Common Loon Gavia immer 28/03/2007 Falmouth #023 113 Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii Yes 06/03/2016 Provincetown #243 114 Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 03/09/2012 offshore Chatham #222 115 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 26/09/2010 Truro #194/199 116 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 26/09/2010 Truro #194/199 117 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 26/09/2010 Truro #194/199 118 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 26/09/2010 Truro #194/199 119 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 26/09/2010 Truro #194/199 120 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 21/08/2011 Dennis #211 121 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 29/10/2007 Wellfleet #087 122 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 08/02/2009 Falmouth #145 123 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum 29/04/2007 Falmouth #032/036 124 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 29/08/2007 Mashpee #082 125 Great Egret Ardea alba 20/05/2007 Falmouth #046/047 126 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Yes 22/11/2012 Barnstable #225 127 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 27/05/2007 Falmouth #053 128 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 07/06/2007 Falmouth #057 129 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 29/10/2010 Falmouth #203 130 Green Heron Butorides virescens 20/05/2007 Falmouth #046/047 131 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 29/04/2007 Falmouth #032/036 132 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea 27/03/2013 Sandwich #230 133 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 14/02/2021 Bourne #261 134 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 23/02/2008 Falmouth #109 135 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 24/03/2007 Falmouth #019 136 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Yes 29/05/2011 Falmouth #208 137 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius 12/11/2007 Mashpee #097 138 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 07/09/2009 Falmouth #158 139 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 18/11/2007 Falmouth #098 140 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 14/01/2010 Mashpee #171/172 141 Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Yes 29/05/2011 Falmouth #209 142 Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus 01/01/2010 Mashpee #169/170 143 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus 24/05/2009 Truro #154 144 Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 07/06/2007 Falmouth #058 145 Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus 14/03/2022 Falmouth #271 146 Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio 17/04/2008 Falmouth #113 147 Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 19/09/2009 Falmouth #160 148 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus 24/12/2008 Mashpee #136 149 Barred Owl Strix varia 01/05/2021 Falmouth #264 150 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 19/06/2007 Falmouth #072 151 Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus 23/05/2021 Falmouth #265 152 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 28/04/2007 Falmouth #031 153 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 25/12/2007 Falmouth #104 154 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 22/01/2007 Falmouth #008 155 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 27/05/2007 Falmouth #054/056 156 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 15/01/2007 Falmouth #002 157 American Kestrel Falco sparverius 09/04/2009 Falmouth #149 158 Merlin Falco columbarius 17/01/2009 Mashpee #143 159 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 30/10/2007 Chatham #091 160 Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Yes 17/01/2021 Sandwich #259 161 Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus 17/06/2007 Falmouth #067/071 162 Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis 15/10/2019 Wellfleet #250 163 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 22/05/2007 Mashpee #051 164 Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis Yes 29/10/2016 Barnstable #244 165 Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana Yes 04/10/2009 Wellfleet #162 166 Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens 19/06/2007 Falmouth #073 167 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris 07/08/2007 Mashpee #076 168 Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens 06/06/2020 Sandwich #256 169 Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii 26/05/2020 Falmouth #255 170 Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus 16/05/2010 Provincetown #184 171 Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii Yes 05/11/2022 Falmouth #274 172 Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe 07/06/2007 Falmouth #059 173 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Yes 22/10/2022 Brewster #273 174 Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii Yes 11/11/2021 Eastham #266 175 Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius 16/05/2010 Provincetown #182 176 Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 18/05/2008 Falmouth #115 177 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 14/06/2007 Falmouth #066 178 Northern Shrike Lanius borealis 07/02/2010 Barnstable #174 179 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 29/04/2007 Falmouth #032/036 180 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 08/02/2007 Falmouth #009 181 Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus 27/05/2007 Falmouth #054/056 182 Common Raven Corvus corax 27/03/2013 Sandwich #231 183 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 22/01/2007 Falmouth #007 184 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 22/01/2007 Falmouth #006 185 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 07/08/2007 Mashpee #077 186 Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 05/07/2010 Sandwich #188 187 Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 22/05/2007 Mashpee #050 188 Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 14/06/2009 Falmouth #157 189 Purple Martin Progne subis 09/04/2011 Mashpee #205 190 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 16/05/2007 Falmouth #044 191 Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 06/09/2015 Falmouth #238 192 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula 12/01/2008 Falmouth #106 193 Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa 06/10/2007 Falmouth #085 194 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 16/03/2024 Yarmouth #283 195 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 12/09/2007 Falmouth #083 196 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 17/06/2007 Falmouth #067/071 197 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 17/05/2007 Falmouth #045 198 Brown Creeper Certhia americana 06/04/2008 Falmouth #112 199 Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 27/05/2013 Falmouth #234 200 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 21/06/2007 Falmouth #074 201 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 30/07/2008 Falmouth #119 202 Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis 02/12/2007 Falmouth #102 203 Sedge Wren Cistothorus stellaris 29/10/2016 Eastham #245 204 Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris 27/11/2016 Eastham #247 205 Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis 09/05/2007 Falmouth #040 206 Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum 20/05/2011 Truro #207 207 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 14/06/2007 Mashpee #062/064 208 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 15/01/2007 Falmouth #003 209 Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis 07/06/2007 Falmouth #060/061 210 Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides Yes 06/12/2015 Falmouth, MA #239 211 Veery Catharus fuscescens 11/10/2009 Brewster #164 212 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 08/10/2012 Falmouth #223 213 Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus 31/10/2009 Brewster #166 214 Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina 27/05/2013 Falmouth #233 215 American Robin Turdus migratorius 15/01/2007 Falmouth #004 216 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/04/2007 Falmouth #026 217 American Pipit Anthus rubescens 14/01/2010 Mashpee #171/172 218 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 07/06/2007 Falmouth #060/061 219 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 26/09/2010 Wellfleet #201/202 220 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 19/03/2021 Falmouth #263 221 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 16/02/2009 Falmouth #146 222 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 19/04/2007 Falmouth #028 223 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 08/11/2011 Barnstable #214 224 Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum 07/09/2009 Falmouth #159 225 Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus 30/12/2023 Eastham #282 226 Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 09/05/2007 Falmouth #042 227 Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida 15/05/2011 Falmouth #206 228 Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla 05/04/2009 Falmouth #147 229 Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca 05/12/2011 Falmouth #215 230 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 14/01/2008 Falmouth #108 231 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 02/12/2007 Falmouth #101 232 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 26/09/2010 Wellfleet #201/202 233 Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Yes 02/02/2011 Falmouth #204 234 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 01/11/2007 Falmouth #095 235 Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus 10/01/2022 Falmouth #268 236 Seaside Sparrow Ammospiza maritima 02/07/2011 Mashpee #210 237 Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammospiza caudacuta 14/06/2007 Mashpee #062/064 238 Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis 25/06/2007 Falmouth #075 239 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 15/01/2007 Falmouth #005 240 Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii 26/09/2009 Brewster #161 241 Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana 30/05/2009 Falmouth #156 242 Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus 27/05/2007 Falmouth #054/056 243 Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens 12/01/2008 Falmouth #107 244 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus 13/05/2009 Falmouth #151 245 Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna 08/04/2009 Falmouth #148 246 Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius 26/08/2007 Falmouth #080 247 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 05/05/2007 Falmouth #037 248 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 29/04/2007 Falmouth #032/036 249 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 20/04/2007 Falmouth #029 250 Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus 08/10/2023 Orleans #280 251 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 01/04/2007 Falmouth #025 252 Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla 14/06/2007 Falmouth #065 253 Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum 17/05/2012 Provincetown #220 254 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 17/06/2007 Falmouth #067/071 255 Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea 03/04/2010 Wellfleet #177 256 Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata 11/10/2009 Brewster #165 257 Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla 02/05/2009 Falmouth #150 258 Virginia's Warbler Leiothlypis virginiae Yes 08/10/2023 Orleans #279 259 Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa 20/05/2009 Falmouth #152/153 260 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 09/05/2007 Falmouth #041 261 Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina 26/05/2020 Barnstable #254 262 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 28/09/2008 Sandwich #130 263 Northern Parula Setophaga americana 04/05/2010 Falmouth #179/180 264 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 25/05/2009 Falmouth #155 265 Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea 24/09/2022 Chatham #272 266 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca 16/05/2010 Provincetown #183 267 Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia 05/05/2007 Falmouth #038 268 Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica 16/05/2010 Provincetown #181 269 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata 27/09/2008 Truro #126 270 Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens 17/05/2012 Provincetown #219 271 Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum 27/11/2008 Mashpee #135 272 Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus 17/06/2007 Falmouth #067/071 273 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 30/10/2007 Chatham #093 274 Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor 08/05/2008 Falmouth #114 275 Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens Yes 20/10/2019 Falmouth #251 276 Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi Yes 18/01/2021 Sandwich #260 277 Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens 04/05/2010 Falmouth #179/180 278 Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea 26/08/2007 Falmouth #079 279 Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Yes 20/01/2020 Sandwich #252 280 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 29/12/2006 Falmouth #001 281 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 16/05/2010 Provincetown #185 282 Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea 04/07/2010 Falmouth #187 283 Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena Yes 05/02/2012 Wellfleet #217 284 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 20/05/2009 Falmouth #152/153