Blue Hills Reservation, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
May 24, 2022 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott
21 species
Mourning Dove  3
Chimney Swift  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Barred Owl  1    Mobbed by robins, chickadees and the gnatcatcher
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1    Heard only
Eastern Phoebe  1    Heard only
Great Crested Flycatcher  1    Heard only
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
American Robin  2
Chipping Sparrow  5
Field Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Ovenbird  8
Worm-eating Warbler  2    Saw one just up from the police post, heard at least one more. Regular breeders here
Pine Warbler  1
Prairie Warbler  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S111197083

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