Great Meadows NWR–Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 2, 2019 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Comments:    BBC – Great Meadows NWR, Concord – Leader: Barbara Volkle – cloudy, 71-75 degrees – 3 bronze coppers, 2 monarchs, 1 c. white
23 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  46
Wood Duck  70    many small groups flying around the marsh
Mallard  8
Mourning Dove  1
gull sp.  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Phoebe  3
Blue Jay  12
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  10
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Marsh Wren  2
American Robin  4
American Goldfinch  2
Savannah Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  10
Swamp Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  15
Yellow-rumped Warbler  4
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60324972

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