Martin Burns WMA, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jun 11, 2017 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC Walk on a very warm (71 degrees when we started) sunny day. It was quieter than past years, and of note was absence of Prairie Warbler, Field Sparrow or any cuckoos.
38 species
Great Blue Heron 8
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 1
Mourning Dove 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
Tree Swallow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 4
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Veery 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 1
Ovenbird 2
Blue-winged Warbler 1 heard only
Common Yellowthroat 5
Yellow Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 heard only
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 6
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Baltimore Oriole 5
American Goldfinch 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37707045
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