Blue Hills Reservation, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US

May 13, 2026 6:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott. Success! We found our three main target species: Worm-eating Warbler, Indigo Bunting and Prairie Warbler. Spectacular views over Boston

22 species

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  6

Great Blue Heron  1    Flyover

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1    Heard

Red-eyed Vireo  1    Heard, maybe a glimpse

Black-capped Chickadee  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Wood Thrush  2

American Robin  3

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  4

Ovenbird  6    Saw one

Worm-eating Warbler  3    Saw one on the way up, and three on the way back down. Some kind of territorial dispute. Great looks. Usual location.

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Northern Parula  1    Heard

Pine Warbler  3

Prairie Warbler  2

Scarlet Tanager  2

Indigo Bunting  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S338692516

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