Great Meadows NWR–Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Aug 23, 2018 5:25 PM – 8:25 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC -Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord – Leader: Kathy Stark Dia. Lovely bright evening of blue skies with white and later pink scattered clouds. A strong breeze kept passerines quiet early in the walk but the wind calmed by the time we got to the boat launch where there was a good bit of activity.
36 species
Canada Goose 14
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 89 Flying into the marsh in small groups to roost.
Mallard 8
American Black Duck 2
Mourning Dove 16
Common Nighthawk 13
Chimney Swift 20
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Killdeer 2
Solitary Sandpiper 1 Heard and ID’d by two
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 1
Northern Harrier 1 End of the main dike. First we heard the sound of blackbirds, then the harrier emerged from the marsh mobbed by blackbirds.
Barred Owl 1 Heard by two, distant, 8pm
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 3
Purple Martin 1 ID’d by Will Martens. All dark, slightly larger than the Barn Swallows.
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 30
Black-capped Chickadee 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Marsh Wren 8
Cedar Waxwing 2
American Goldfinch 18
Song Sparrow 5
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Common Grackle 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48715719
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