Dunback Meadow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 24, 2025 5:59 AM – 9:43 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.47 mile(s)

51 species

Canada Goose  2

Mallard  2

Mourning Dove  5

Chimney Swift  4

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Killdeer  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  1

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher  1    Seen low along trail here (42.4291400, -71.2256695)

Alder Flycatcher  2    Clearly singing rrrreee-be-ooh from two locations. Regular here this time of year.

Willow Flycatcher  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Eastern Kingbird  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  7

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tufted Titmouse  3

Barn Swallow  4

White-breasted Nuthatch  4

Northern House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  1

Gray Catbird  15

Wood Thrush  3

American Robin  9

Cedar Waxwing  5

House Sparrow  7

House Finch  4

American Goldfinch  11

Chipping Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  23

Baltimore Oriole  6

Red-winged Blackbird  9

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  19

Ovenbird  1

Northern Waterthrush  1

Blue-winged Warbler  4

Common Yellowthroat  22

American Redstart  7

Northern Parula  1

Magnolia Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler  5

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  10

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  8

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S242394658

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