Dunback Meadow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 12, 2025 7:48 AM – 10:29 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.454 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC- Dunback Meadow- about 2” snow cover , 22-30 F.
27 species
Mourning Dove 5
Turkey Vulture 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1 Two sightings; possibly two individuals.
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Barred Owl 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 6
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 22
Tufted Titmouse 12
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 5
Carolina Wren 6
European Starling 25
Northern Mockingbird 3
Hermit Thrush 2 Together in the open area with the circular bench.
American Robin 30
House Sparrow 12
House Finch 7
American Goldfinch 15
American Tree Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 6
White-throated Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2 Continuing in the area with boardwalks just before the bridge.
Northern Cardinal 7
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S209162082
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