Concord River Greenway – Lawrence St., Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 3, 2025 7:41 AM – 9:39 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.181 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Concord River Greenway walk for LP&CT and Brookline Bird Club. Started overcast with a couple of raindrops but quickly brightened and warmed into the 70s. Lots of good looks at spring migrants and newly arrived breeding birds
25 species
Mallard 1
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 4
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 3
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 6
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 4
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S232743039
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