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

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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