Minute Man National Historical Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 20, 2018 9:50 AM – 11:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Minute Man NHP- Leader: Kathy Dia – Walk co-sponsored by Minute Man NHP. Warm 70’s F overcast. We were pleased to be joined by a group of participants were from “Nerd Fun” Meetup. Jay Dia, Kathy Dia. Margie Coffin Brown of Minute Man NHP lent interesting info regarding trails, plants and history.
31 species (+1 other taxa)
Wild Turkey 2
Buteo sp. 1
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 7
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 4
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 8
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Baltimore Oriole 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 2
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45940104
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