Dunback Meadow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 28, 2022 6:05 AM – 10:08 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Brookline bird club trip
45 species
Mallard  4
Wild Turkey  5
Mourning Dove  7
Chimney Swift  10
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Killdeer  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  5
Northern Flicker  3
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Willow Flycatcher  4
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Warbling Vireo  2
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  6
Tree Swallow  2
Barn Swallow  6
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  6
European Starling  4
Gray Catbird  28
Wood Thrush  3
American Robin  10
Cedar Waxwing  19
House Sparrow  5
American Goldfinch  11
Song Sparrow  41    Careful count and not unexpected for location and date.
Swamp Sparrow  3
Orchard Oriole  1
Baltimore Oriole  5
Red-winged Blackbird  24
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Common Grackle  28
Blue-winged Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  35    Careful count and not unexpected for location and date.
Yellow Warbler  6
Pine Warbler  2
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  10
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S111688234

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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