eBird Report - Wompatuck State Park--IBA, 5/16/10 - Worm-eating Warbler & Blackburnian Warbler; Cerulean Warbler heard (not seen)

Kirk Marshall and myself decided to make a day of it at Wompatuck State Park in Hingham, MA (being there from 8 am to about 3:45 pm). Our target birds were three-fold: Cerulean Warbler, Black-billed Cuckoo and Worm-eating Warbler. Alas, we batted 1 for 3, getting extremely fantastic looks at a WORM-EATING WARBLER off the bike path near trail junction "N6". Thanks be to 2 fine gentlemen for locating the warbler (the song of the Worm-eating drew Kirk and myself in to the general area). Liam and David(?; sorry man, I need repetition with many things for stuff to sink in) spotted the Worm-eating, helped us get on him and let us get amazing looks through their spotting scope.

The CERULEAN WARBLER apparently has been a regular to Wompatuck every year for the past 4 years (according to fellow birders there; Kirk also knew that the Cerulean had been seen there the past couple of years). We sadly never got on him, but we heard the Cerulean's call several times, in and around Boundary Pond near the back gate/entrance of Wompatuck. We tried our darndest for at least 2.5 hours, hoping patience would pay off, but to no avail. Perhaps next weekend! Nonetheless, the Cerulean was seen by other birders earlier in the morning, so the bird is without a doubt there!

Ovenbirds were seemingly everywhere, like every quarter-mile you went, there was another 1 to 2 Ovenbirds singing their hearts out! American Redstarts, a Common Yellowthroat and a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER were seen off of South Pleasant St. (end closest to gate off of Union St.) We also heard a number of Black-throated Green and Black-throated Blue Warblers, but were never able to get on them.

Yet another amazing day (3 more Life birds; Red-eyed Vireo, Blue-winged Warbler, Worm-eating Warbler) however, I am thoroughly exhausted after having done some fantastic birding for the past 3 days.....time to unwind! To everyone, happy birding!

Location:     Wompatuck State Park--IBA
Observation date:     5/16/10
Notes:     Blue-winged Warbler actually seen in Burlington near wetlands adjacent to Wheeler/Blanchard Rd and Seven Springs Road; Norther Flicker seen at edge of parking lot for 128 Corporate Center off of Blanchard Road in Burlington.
Number of species:     36

Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura     3
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis     1

SOLITARY SANDPIPER - Tringa solitaria     1 (Boundary Pond near back gate; same vicinity as Cerulean Warbler)
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura     2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus     1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) - Colaptes auratus [auratus Group]     1 (Burlington, MA)
Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus     1 (Boundary Pond)
Warbling Vireo - Vireo gilvus     1
Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus     2 (several others heard)
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata     2
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     4
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus     6
Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor     2
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis     1
Brown Creeper - Certhia americana     1
Veery - Catharus fuscescens     1 (a handful of others heard singing)
Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina     1 (ditto)
American Robin - Turdus migratorius     4
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis     2
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos     1
Blue-winged Warbler - Vermivora pinus     1 (Burlington, MA)
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER - Dendroica fusca     1 (Off of South Pleasant St.)
Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia     1
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla     2
WORM-EATING WARBLER - Helmitheros vermivorum     1 (Off of bike path near trail jct. "N6")
Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla     X (everywhere you turned, there was an Ovenbird!)
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas     1

Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea     1 (off of trail leading to Wildcat Pond; a few others heard singing/calling)
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus     3 (several others heard)
Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina     2 (several others heard)
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     1
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     4
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula     5
Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater     2
Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula     2 (several others heard)
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis     3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/massaudubon/)

And here some directions from DCR's website:

Park Directions
Wompatuck State Park is located near Hingham on Boston's South Shore.

From the south and Cape Cod: Rte 3 North to Exit 14 and the intersection with Rte. 228. Follow Rte. 228 North approximately 5 miles to Free Street on the right. Turn right onto Free Street one mile to the park entrance on the right. The camping area is 1.5 miles into the park on the right.

From the North: Follow Rte 3 South to exit 14 and the intersection with Rte. 228. Follow Rte. 228 North approximately 5 miles to the intersection with Free Street on the right. Turn right onto Free St. and follow it one mile to the Park entrance on the right.