Kennebago River–Boy Scout Road, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 28, 2018 8:45 AM – 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Rob F, 14 participants
23 species
Wood Duck 1
Blue-headed Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 2
Common Raven 5
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
Winter Wren 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Veery 4
Swainson’s Thrush 2
Hermit Thrush 3
American Robin 3
Cedar Waxwing 3
Ovenbird 8
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 3
Northern Parula 4
Magnolia Warbler 5
Blackburnian Warbler 2
White-throated Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 3
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47277880
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Dallas Plantation, ME, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 28, 2018 2:45 PM – 4:15 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, 9 participants
23 species
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 4
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
Swainson’s Thrush 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 2
Cedar Waxwing 4
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 2
Magnolia Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
White-throated Sparrow 3
Common Grackle 1
Purple Finch 2
Pine Siskin 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47277882
Eustis, ME, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 28, 2018 5:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Rob F, Ian R, 14 participants
9 species
Common Loon 1
Sora 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 10
Cliff Swallow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 10
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47277883
Rangeley, ME, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 28, 2018
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, 14 participants
4 species
Downy Woodpecker 2
Pine Warbler 1
Indigo Bunting 1
House Sparrow X
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47277879
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Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Cosponsored with Boxborough Birders. We will look for local avian non-migratory species and early migrant arrivals. Expect to walk about two miles on trails through meadows and woods, with some steep sections. Prepare for ticks. We will bird at the meeting location for about 30 minutes so any latecomers can catch up.
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Westborough WMA in Two Parts
Part 1: 7 AM -10 AM / Part 2: 10:30 AM -1:00 PM. We will hike at a slow pace through mild moderate trails in search of sparrows and other migrants. For the first part we will hike the Eastern trails between Lake Chauncy and Little Chauncy(about 3 miles). Then we will again meet at
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Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity
Led by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile on flat, easy terrain, for migrating or resident songbirds, raptors, shorebirds, and marsh birds at this birding hotspot and state park. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks and mosquitoes. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with
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Millennium Park
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