Back Bay Birding by Boat on The Osprey - Monday, September 9th, 2013

Our first three hour tour was quite a smash, as we saw wonderful numbers of super birds. Eight Tricolored Herons were seen, in various plumages, and both Black-crowned and Yellow-crowned Night-Herons were noted. Also, of interest, was our Little Blue Heron that was in full adult plumage, excepting the head, which was pure white. This individual has been found in the same exact spot over the last three years.
34 species

Double-crested Cormorant  54
Great Blue Heron  8
Great Egret  23
Snowy Egret  65
Little Blue Heron  1     Full adult plumage except white crown
Tricolored Heron  8
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  4
Glossy Ibis  1
Turkey Vulture  8
Osprey  19
Northern Harrier  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Clapper Rail  6
Black-bellied Plover  43
American Oystercatcher  54
Spotted Sandpiper  4
Greater Yellowlegs  9
Whimbrel  5
Ruddy Turnstone  23
Semipalmated Sandpiper  8
Least Sandpiper  13
Short-billed Dowitcher  7
Laughing Gull  43
Herring Gull  21
Great Black-backed Gull  15
Common Tern  11
Forster's Tern  32
Royal Tern  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Fish Crow  12
Tree Swallow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Boat-tailed Grackle  13

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