Great Meadows NWR–Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 26, 2024 6:36 AM – 10:25 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.822 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC/MBC trip, J. Forbes leader.

Rain had ended as we were arriving, got nice almost immediately, then getting humid by end.

48 species

Canada Goose  40

Mute Swan  6

Wood Duck  10

Mallard  4

Mourning Dove  3

Virginia Rail (Virginia)  2    Crossing the gap by the first benches

Sora  1    Distant whinny by bench along river to left

Killdeer  1

Greater Yellowlegs  1

Double-crested Cormorant  3

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  6

Osprey (carolinensis)  2

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  2

Willow Flycatcher  3

Great Crested Flycatcher  3

Eastern Kingbird  6

Yellow-throated Vireo  2    One across river near holt, one near Edge Trail

Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  10

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  2

Fish Crow  1

Tufted Titmouse  3

Tree Swallow  5

Barn Swallow (American)  10

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2

Brown Creeper  1    Oddly at river and not in woods

Marsh Wren (palustris Group)  6

Gray Catbird  2

American Robin  4

Cedar Waxwing  8

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  8

Swamp Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  20

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  10

Ovenbird  1

Mourning Warbler  1    Singing where Edge Trail meets rail trail. We spent probably 30 minutes working for views and one person got more than a flash.

Common Yellowthroat  4

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  8

Pine Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  2

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S180199827

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