Great Meadows NWR–Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Jun 26, 2025 8:00 AM – 9:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club – Birds and Blanding’s Kids Walk – Leaders: Dr. Bryan Windmiller from Zoo New England and Kathy Dia from Brookline Bird Club- Bryan set several underwater traps in the marsh and showed us various macroinverebrates and amphibians. He did catch a painted turtle, but it got out of the trap before we could view it.
23 species
Canada Goose 12
Mute Swan 8
Wood Duck 13
Mallard 8
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Virginia Rail 1 Heard by Bryan
Great Blue Heron 5
Osprey 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Tree Swallow 9
Barn Swallow 2
Marsh Wren 3
Gray Catbird 5
American Robin 3
Cedar Waxwing 4
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 10
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow Warbler 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S254846410
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