Dunback Meadow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Sep 29, 2018 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip to Dunback Meadows, S. Hepburn leader
32 species
Canada Goose 8
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 4
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 10
Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 30
Gray Catbird 4
European Starling 4
Cedar Waxwing 25
House Finch 1
Purple Finch 2
American Goldfinch 5
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 13
Swamp Sparrow 6
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Northern Parula 2
Blackpoll Warbler 11
Pine Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49404399
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