Farm Meadow, Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Jun 22, 2025 7:49 AM – 10:18 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.161 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC – Bobolinks at Farm Meadow, Lincoln – Leaders: Mathias Bitter and Kathy Dia – Cloudy with some patches of rain, clearing up at the end. Two male Bobolinks seen along with nice views of an Indigo bunting and a family of Orioles.
40 species
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Green Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 6
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue Jay 2
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow (American) 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 35
Gray Catbird 4
Eastern Bluebird 1
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 5
Cedar Waxwing 25
House Sparrow 15
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 10
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 6
Bobolink 2 Two males flying around field.
Baltimore Oriole 5 Male feeding some fledglings.
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 5
Ovenbird 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 1 Singing male
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S254846404
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