Great Meadows NWR–Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Aug 14, 2021 7:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    85 F and humid, sunny, rising to 92 F. Songbird numbers seemed lower than usual, and the water level in the impoundments was high, resulting in few shorebirds. Lily pad coverage was light.
38 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  13
Wood Duck  8
Mallard  5
Mourning Dove  4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Greater Yellowlegs  2
shorebird sp.  1
Ring-billed Gull  1
Great Blue Heron  3
Green Heron  1
Osprey  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  2
Willow Flycatcher  3
Eastern Phoebe  1
Eastern Kingbird  2
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  2
Tree Swallow  7
Barn Swallow  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
Marsh Wren  5
Carolina Wren  2
Gray Catbird  4
American Robin  4
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  7
Song Sparrow  5
Swamp Sparrow  4
Baltimore Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird  6
Common Grackle  3
Yellow Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S93375322

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Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

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