Dunback Meadow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Jan 12, 2025 7:48 AM – 10:29 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.454 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC- Dunback Meadow- about 2” snow cover , 22-30 F.

27 species

Mourning Dove  5

Turkey Vulture  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1    Two sightings; possibly two individuals.

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Barred Owl  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  6

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Blue Jay  12

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  22

Tufted Titmouse  12

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  5

Carolina Wren  6

European Starling  25

Northern Mockingbird  3

Hermit Thrush  2    Together in the open area with the circular bench.

American Robin  30

House Sparrow  12

House Finch  7

American Goldfinch  15

American Tree Sparrow  1

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  6

White-throated Sparrow  10

Song Sparrow  6

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  2    Continuing in the area with boardwalks just before the bridge.

Northern Cardinal  7

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S209162082

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