Erwin S. Wilder WMA, Bristol, Massachusetts, US
May 24, 2025 7:04 AM – 9:52 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.879 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club Erwin S. Wilder field trip.
Trip leader Ray Bedard joined by Tom and Emily.
47 and sunny to start, clouding over and 56 at walk’s end.
The warblers were not too cooperative although we got some great looks at Common Yellowthroat and Blue-winged Warbler. An Indigo Bunting sang from a great exposed perch for an extended period.
We also came across a couple of Pearl Crescents who sat nicely for photos.
37 species
Wild Turkey 1
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 7
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 3
Osprey (American) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Willow Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 7
Eastern Kingbird 3
Blue Jay 3
Tufted Titmouse 4
Barn Swallow (American) 4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern) 1
Gray Catbird 7
Veery 1
Wood Thrush 6
American Robin 3
American Goldfinch 4
Field Sparrow 4
Eastern Towhee 5
Baltimore Oriole 6
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 5
Ovenbird 6
Blue-winged Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat 14
American Redstart 2
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 10
Pine Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 3
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