Great Meadows NWR–Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 11, 2019 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Trip led by Clayton Swanson
37 species
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Wild Turkey
Pied-billed Grebe
Mourning Dove
Virginia Rail
Wilson’s Snipe
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
European Starling
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Northern Cardinal
House Sparrow
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