Barrett’s Mill Farmland, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 31, 2024 7:54 AM – 9:59 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC- Barrett’s Mill Conservation Area- Leader: Kathy Dia- Unseasonably mild 50°’s-mid 60°’s with expected high close to 80°F. Deer in the misty field early including a handsome buck. Counts are estimates after the walk; forgot to edit the track.
33 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 21
Mallard/American Black Duck 3
Mourning Dove 27
Great Blue Heron 1
Belted Kingfisher 1 Heard on the river.
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 6
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 8
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 3
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 6
Hermit Thrush 1 Heard a ways off at the brush edge; responded to playback, but didn’t fly closer.
American Robin 20
House Sparrow 14
American Pipit 22
House Finch 11
American Goldfinch 5
American Tree Sparrow 1 Heard singing in bushes but couldn’t locate
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 35
White-throated Sparrow 12
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 11
Song Sparrow 14
Swamp Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 80
Common Grackle 1
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S201274354
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