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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