McLaughlin Woods, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 29, 2019 7:45 AM – 9:57 AM
Comments:    Brookline Bird Club walk. Overcast and chilly, with some good birds towards the end of the walk. Mourning Warbler waited until there were only three of us to make a brief appearance.
41 species
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  9
Mourning Dove  2
Black-billed Cuckoo  1    Great looks of a bird that dropped into the orchard section while six of us were still around.  Photos.
Chimney Swift  1
Herring Gull  3
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher  1    Continuing. Calling frequently and seen well. Still associating with a Least to add to the confusion. Recording made.
Alder Flycatcher  1    Called several times early. Recording.
Least Flycatcher  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Red-eyed Vireo  3    One doing a weird variation on the usual song.
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  2
Carolina Wren  2
Swainson’s Thrush  3
American Robin  6
Gray Catbird  5
European Starling  11
Cedar Waxwing  2
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  2
Chipping Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  1    Late. Photo
Baltimore Oriole  1
Common Grackle  2
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Tennessee Warbler  1    As I was leaving, almost exactly where it was yesterday. Along path up from the lower ball field.
Mourning Warbler  1    Continuing. Popped out for a brief view and some singing right as the last of us were about to leave. Recording/poor photos
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  4
Northern Parula  2
Magnolia Warbler  3
Yellow Warbler  2
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  2
Canada Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  3
House Sparrow  7
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56954303

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