Dunback Meadow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 23, 2021 6:03 AM – 9:38 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)
47 species
Canada Goose  5
Mourning Dove  2
Chimney Swift  3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Killdeer  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  3
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Willow Flycatcher  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  3
Eastern Kingbird  2
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  7
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  10
Tufted Titmouse  4
Tree Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  4
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1    Surprising. Along private driveway extending off Bacon St.
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
House Wren  3
Carolina Wren  4
European Starling  10
Gray Catbird  35    Estimate
Wood Thrush  2
American Robin  5
Cedar Waxwing  1
American Goldfinch  3
Chipping Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  30
Swamp Sparrow  2
Eastern Towhee  1
Baltimore Oriole  10
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Brown-headed Cowbird  7
Common Grackle  20
Northern Waterthrush  1    By second stream crossing at Brook near Bowman School.
Common Yellowthroat  30    Estimate. Continuously within earshot or sight fir most of visit.
American Redstart  3    Likely breeder here.
Yellow Warbler  2
Pine Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S88929727

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