Delaney WMA (Middlesex Co.), Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Sep 21, 2025 7:03 AM – 11:04 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.436 mile(s)

52 species

Trumpeter Swan  1    Continuing at far north end of pond.

Wood Duck  29

American Black Duck  1

Green-winged Teal  4

Killdeer  11

Double-crested Cormorant  3

Great Blue Heron  1

Turkey Vulture  1

Cooper’s Hawk  2

Red-shouldered Hawk  3    Two in view together. One heard earlier in distant area.

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Great Horned Owl  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  5

Downy Woodpecker  6

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  4

Peregrine Falcon  1

Eastern Phoebe  3

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  44

American Crow  7

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  42

Tufted Titmouse  11

White-breasted Nuthatch  10

Red-breasted Nuthatch  1

Brown Creeper  1

Carolina Wren  6    Careful count. Dispersed across wide area.

Gray Catbird  18

Northern Mockingbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  7

Veery  1    Fairly bright reddish brown across mantle. Clear chest and belly with pale reddish brown wash across upper portion and throat. Limited blurry spots.

American Robin  13

Cedar Waxwing  12

House Finch  6

Pine Siskin  4

American Goldfinch  9

Chipping Sparrow  3

White-throated Sparrow  14

Song Sparrow  9

Swamp Sparrow  2

Common Grackle  6

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  7

American Redstart  2

Pine Warbler  5

Yellow-rumped Warbler  1    Boat ramp

Northern Cardinal  7

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S286862422

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