Cape Forchu was the Yarmouth County warbler/vireo hotspot in September and Chebogue Point has been the sparrow mecca in October and early November. Chebogue is another of Yarmouth County's many peninsulas. It is situated directly south of the Town of Yarmouth. The Chebogue Point Rd runs down the eastern side of this fairly elevated grassy headland. The entire road is a great birding spot but the best birding usually happens near the southern tip.
Each time I visited Chebogue it was either raining or windy so all of the photos in this post are taken by other people. Below is a photo of one of two Dickcissels that were present at Chebogue Point on October 30.
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Dickcissel by Ervin Olsen - Oct. 30
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The aerial photo below shows Chebogue Point with Chebogue Point Road running along the eastern side of the point. The areas that I've seen the most birds during this fall are annotated.
- Willow Trees - a fairly large group of trees next to a small pond.
- Lobster Traps - a pile of lobster traps in front of a residence. Sparrows hide in the traps and come out to feed near the road.
- Farm - many sparrows feeding on the road in front of the farm.
- Driveway - this driveway has been a junco hotspot every time I've been there this year.
- Shrubs/Trees - when driving down the road many sparrows hide in these shrubs near the last house on the road.
- Shore - I've seen shorebirds and American Pipits there.
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Google Maps
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Below is a list of interesting birds found at Chebogue Point this fall. The highlight birds were Lark Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, House Wren, Dickcissels, Indigo Bunting, and Field Sparrow. Observations were made by Ronnie d'Entremont (RD), Alix d'Entremont (AD), Ervin Olsen (EO), Laurel Amirault (LA) and Larry Neily (LN). Vagrants are annotated with double asterisks (**).
Species
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Date
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Observer
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Pine Warbler
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Oct. 10
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RD
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Brown-headed Cowbird
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Oct. 21
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AD
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Orange-crowned Warbler
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Oct. 21
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AD
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3 White-crowned Sparrows
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Oct. 21
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AD
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2 Chipping Sparrow
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Oct. 21
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AD
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**Lark Sparrow**
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Oct. 21
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RD
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White-crowned Sparrow
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Oct. 22
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EO
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Eastern Bluebird
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Oct. 26
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EO
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**House Wren**
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Oct. 26
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EO
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**2 Dickcissels**
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Oct. 26
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EO
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Chipping Sparrow
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Oct. 26
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EO
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**Indigo Bunting**
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Oct. 26
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AD
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**Field Sparrow**
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Oct. 26
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AD
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3 White-crowned Sparrows
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Oct. 26
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AD
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2 Ipswich Sparrows
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Oct. 26
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AD
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Chipping Sparrow
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Oct. 27
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LA
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3 White-crowned Sparrows
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Oct. 27
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AD
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8 Chipping Sparrows
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Oct. 27
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AD
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Eastern Phoebe
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Oct. 28
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EO
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Orange-crowned Warbler
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Oct. 28
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EO
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White-crowned Sparrow
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Oct. 28
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ED
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**Dickcissel**
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Oct. 30
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EO
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American Tree Sparrow
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Oct. 30
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EO
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American Tree Sparrow
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Oct. 31
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AD
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Chipping Sparrow
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Oct. 31
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AD
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White-crowned Sparrow
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Oct. 31
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AD
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Chipping Sparrow
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Nov. 8
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AD
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Fox Sparrow
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Nov. 8
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AD
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Snow Bunting
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Nov. 9
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LN
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Vesper Sparrow
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Nov. 13
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RD
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Orange-crowned Warbler
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Nov. 22
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EO
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Eastern Bluebird
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Nov. 22
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EO
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**Dickcissel**
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Nov. 24
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EO
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Orange-crowned Warbler
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Nov. 30
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EO
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Orange-crowned Warbler
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Dec. 3
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EO
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House Wren by Ervin Olsen - October 26
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Vesper Sparrow by Ronnie d'Entremont - Nov. 13
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Very Kool and informative.....The details are very exact....
ReplyDeleteGreat article Alix, very informative. Certainly makes me want to come and check out all the points on that map. :)
ReplyDeletegreat article and info will continue to follow
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