Great Meadows NWR–Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Aug 15, 2024 5:28 PM – 8:02 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.233 mile(s)
33 species
Canada Goose 4
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 31
Mallard 27
Mourning Dove 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Virginia Rail 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 8
Black-crowned Night Heron 1
Great Blue Heron 8
Osprey 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Kingbird 4
Blue Jay 16
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Barn Swallow 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Marsh Wren 4
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 7
American Robin 3
American Goldfinch 3
Song Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Northern Cardinal 1
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