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Gaining Ground, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 3, 2026 6:50 AM – 7:24 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.135 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club- Gaining Ground and Massport Trails – Leaders: Adrien Currier and Kathy Dia – A lot of activity  in the brushy edges and good views of birds in the marsh area from behind the ball fields.

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Overcast clouds

Temperature: 41°F

Wind: Light breeze – moderate breeze

Wind Direction: NW

Cloud Cover: 100%

Humidity: 85%

Dew point: 36°F

Sunrise: 5:37am

Sunset: 7:46pm

Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>

34 species

Mallard  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Mourning Dove  4

Killdeer  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  4

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Carolina Wren  2

Gray Catbird  4

Brown Thrasher  1

Eastern Bluebird  2    Feeding each other

American Robin  12

American Goldfinch  7

Field Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  10

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  2

Song Sparrow  5

Eastern Towhee  1

Red-winged Blackbird  8

Brown-headed Cowbird  6

Rusty Blackbird  2    Saw and heard: Confirmed ID by the classic squeaky gate song. We also got good views of them multiple times

Common Grackle  2

Northern Waterthrush  1

Blue-winged Warbler  1

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Northern Yellow Warbler  3

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  5

Northern Cardinal  3

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2    Song and calls

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332094046

Hanscom Field–Massport Trail, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 3, 2026 7:25 AM – 9:43 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.109 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club- Gaining Ground and Massport Trails – Leaders: Adrien Currier and Kathy Dia – We entered through Gaining Ground and took a route without trespassing. Past the runway we took the loop through the brushy area and through the oak-pine woods, across the large field, past the four-way intersection and through the pine woods to the ledge over the runways. Light showers around 9:15-9:30

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Overcast clouds – broken clouds

Temperature: 41 – 46°F

Wind: Light breeze – moderate breeze

Wind Direction: NW

Cloud Cover: 75 – 100%

Humidity: 69 – 85%

Dew point: 36°F

Sunrise: 5:37am

Sunset: 7:46pm

Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>

42 species

Canada Goose  4    Low estimate. Heard a flock flying in distance

Mallard  1

Mourning Dove  5

Killdeer  1

Double-crested Cormorant  5

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Northern Harrier  1

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

American Kestrel  6    Used scope for most

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Blue Jay  10

Black-capped Chickadee  8

Tufted Titmouse  5

Barn Swallow (American)  4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern)  1

Gray Catbird  6

Northern Mockingbird  2

Eastern Bluebird  3

American Robin  8

Pine Siskin  1    Heard partial “zhwee” call as it flew over. Goldfinch-like but too buzzy and light.

American Goldfinch  9

White-throated Sparrow  14

Song Sparrow  6

Swamp Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  12    Everywhere

Red-winged Blackbird  18

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Rusty Blackbird  2    Saw and heard clearly (squeaky gate sounds)

Common Grackle  2

Ovenbird  10    Everywhere

Blue-winged Warbler  5

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Northern Yellow Warbler  1

Palm Warbler (Yellow)  1

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  10

Northern Cardinal  5

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332094031

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