Great Meadows NWR–Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 26, 2022 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Checklist Comments:    It was a beautiful, clear morning with no wind, so the water was still on the impoundments and river. Temp of about 41F at the start. We birded the dike, the river bank, and the Edge Trail. We met a F&W worker who was removing multiflora rose, and a habitat management volunteer who told us about some of the wildlife. Thanks to all participants.
32 species
Canada Goose  38    close estimate
Mute Swan  2
Wood Duck  13
Gadwall  1
Mallard  5
American Black Duck  1
Ring-necked Duck  9
Bufflehead  4
Common Goldeneye  6
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  2
Ring-billed Gull  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  1
Fish Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  4
Tree Swallow  21
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
American Robin  5
American Goldfinch  5
Savannah Sparrow  1    Well seen along the dike, with pinkish legs and yellow lores.
Song Sparrow  6
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  4
Northern Cardinal  5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S105689688

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