Recent bird sightings as reported to the Massachusetts Audubon Society:
Despite the severity of last week’s nor’easter, relatively few seabirds were displaced inland other than a handful of dovekies and thick-billed murres.
Observers looking for these and other storm-driven seabirds are advised to check local harbors and sheltered coves for birds seeking a haven from high winds.
►Gloucester Harbor: Near the Jodrey State Fish Pier were two Iceland gulls, a lesser black-backed gull, three dovekies, five thick-billed murres, and seven black guillemots.
►Rockport: At Andrews Point, five common murres, nine thick-billed murres, and an Atlantic puffin were recorded.
►Newbury: In the wet fields along Scotland Road a Eurasian wigeon, 30 American wigeon, two northern shovelers, and a killdeer were spotted.
►Topsfield: A snow goose, six northern pintails, and 40 green-winged teal were seen at the Topsfield Fairgrounds.
►Concord: A report from Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge included a cackling goose, 11 wood ducks, four American wigeon, six northern pintails, 16 northern green-winged teal, five hooded mergansers, a pileated woodpecker, a common raven, and a large flock of mixed blackbirds.
►Cohasset: Continuing in the area were a king eider, a Barrow’s goldeneye, a glaucous gull, two dovekies, and a thick-billed murre.
►Miscellaneous: Reports were highlighted by two snow geese at Nine Acre Corner in Concord; a cackling goose at Franklin Park in Boston; a greater white-fronted goose at Wilson Farm in Arlington and another one at Worcester Memorial Park in Paxton; a canvasback at Great Pond in Randolph; a tufted duck at Nantucket; a king eider at Scusset Beach in Bourne and another one in Winthrop, where there were also two glaucous gulls. Also, a Barrow’s goldeneye was observed at Lake Massapoag in Sharon; and a mew gull and five Iceland gulls were seen at Musquashicut Pond in North Scituate.
For more information about bird sightings or to report sightings, call the Massachusetts Audubon Society at 781-259-8805 or go to www.mass-audubon.org.