Delaney WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
24-Sep-2023 07:08 – 10:27
Protocol: Traveling
4.34 mile(s)
39 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  3
Mute Swan  2
Wood Duck  20
Mallard  5
Mourning Dove  3
Killdeer  1
Solitary Sandpiper  1
Double-crested Cormorant  6
Great Blue Heron  3
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  9
Downy Woodpecker  7
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Least Flycatcher  1    Small empid. Gray overall with small bill and eye ring.
Eastern Phoebe  3
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Philadelphia/Warbling Vireo  1    Never got a solid look at this bird. Not REVI. Yellow wash under tail. Brest seemed to lack color. Slightly dun colored on mantle.
Blue Jay  26
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  34
Tufted Titmouse  10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  14
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  2
Gray Catbird  6
Eastern Bluebird  10
Wood Thrush  2    Together two large thrushes with rusty upper back and dull colored lower back. Bold dark spots. Too large for Catharus species. Close looks. Likely young confiding birds.
American Robin  1
American Goldfinch  2
Song Sparrow  4
Eastern Towhee  1
Black-and-white Warbler  5
Common Yellowthroat  1
Northern Parula  1
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Pine Warbler  10
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S150830622

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