Bird St. Conservation Area, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 6, 2018 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, no other participants, snow earlier in day
12 species
American Woodcock 1
Mourning Dove 2
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
American Robin 6
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 10
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S44911021
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