Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 29, 2025 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader, 11 participants
36 species
Wild Turkey 3
Mourning Dove 2
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 3
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 3
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 6
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3 pair building nest, in crouch of tree, appeared lichen lined
Northern House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 3
American Goldfinch 4
Chipping Sparrow 8
Eastern Towhee 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Common Grackle 1
Ovenbird 6
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Northern Parula 2 ?
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1
Pine Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 15
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S231714129
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