Fruitlands Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
May 7, 2016 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Fruitlands Museum, Harvard – Leader: Pat White – cold, dark morning
24 species
Wood Duck 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 4
Ovenbird 7
Pine Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 4
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
American Goldfinch 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
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