Great Meadows NWR–Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 26, 2019 6:30 AM – 9:38 AM
Comments: Brookline/Menotomy bird club walk, J. Forbes leader. Cloudy with a brief downpour to start then got really nice. Full loop.
51 species (+4 other taxa)
Canada Goose 30 Many families
Mute Swan 1
Wood Duck 25 2 families and scattered adults
Mallard 10 1 family
Hooded Merganser 2 Min, probably more but every time we saw some it was 2 females
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Calling little ways to right, we heard others had good views
Yellow-billed/Black-billed Cuckoo 1 Likely Black-billed calling distantly
Chimney Swift 1
Virginia Rail (Virginia) 1 Calling just before intersection. Leslie has views later after she left us
peep sp. 2 Probably leader only
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Least Bittern 1 Calling at the set of benches way down to right. Eventually climbed into the open.
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 4
Green Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey (carolinensis) 2
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
falcon sp. 1 Presumably a kestrel, Kingbird chased off before we got a look
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Willow Flycatcher 4 Min
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill’s Flycatcher) 1 Alderish song along river
Least Flycatcher 1 Singing along river just before grate
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 5
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 4
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 1
Tree Swallow 10
Barn Swallow (American) 3
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
Marsh Wren (palustris Group) 6
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling 1
Cedar Waxwing 2
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 4
Swamp Sparrow 4
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 20
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 40
Common Yellowthroat 5
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 5
Blackpoll Warbler 3 2 along river one in woods
Pine Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 1
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Mount Auburn Cemetery
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Brooks Estate, Medford
Medford - Brooks Estate - Grove St 266 Grove St, Medford, MA, United StatesLet's see what early spring migrants we can find. Cosponsored with the Menotomy Bird Club.
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Mount Auburn Cemetery
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Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord (Rescheduled from April 2)
Concord - Great Meadows Concord Unit, Entrance Rd, Concord, MA, United StatesWe will look for early migrants, waterfowl, and waders. Conditions may be wet; boots advised. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required.
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Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States






