Dunback Meadow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Dec 1, 2024 7:56 AM – 11:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.199 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club – Dunback Meadow – Leader: Cliff Cook – Upper 20’s to mid 30’s F, partly cloudy, occasional breeze.
32 species
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 22
Mourning Dove 3
Turkey Vulture 1 Spotted by Nancy.
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Barred Owl 1 A great spot by Gavin low in a pine.
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 9
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 5
Northern Shrike 1 Another great spot by Gavin! Perched behind us alone on a tree as is their habit. Photos. 42.4290731, -71.2237537
Blue Jay 21
Black-capped Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 4
Winter Wren 1 Heard; sharp ID by Cliff.
Carolina Wren 7
European Starling 72
Northern Mockingbird 3
American Robin 128
Cedar Waxwing 4
House Sparrow 3
House Finch 11
Purple Finch 2 Feeding in berry bushes along the trail between four-way intersection and boardwalks.
American Goldfinch 16
American Tree Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 4
White-throated Sparrow 16
Song Sparrow 22
Baltimore Oriole 1 Definitely a surprise in the dry marsh grasses and then on the trail and in berry bushes with robins. Spotted by participant Barry, and seen by all. Great views of still fairly bright distinctive orange (young male) with white wing bars, but too quick for photos. East of the four-way intersection .
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 1
Northern Cardinal 6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S204573178
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