Great Meadows NWR–Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Jul 17, 2025 6:33 AM – 10:01 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.012 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC  Great Meadows NWR, Concord. Leaders: Kathy Dia, Cris Van Dyke. Notes- hot and humid with a mix of sun and clouds.

40 species

Canada Goose  28

Mute Swan  7

Wood Duck  13

Mallard  6

Mourning Dove  8

Virginia Rail  2

Killdeer  1

Solitary Sandpiper  1

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Least Bittern  1

Great Blue Heron  9

Downy Woodpecker  6

Eastern Wood-Pewee  1

Willow Flycatcher  3

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  8

Warbling Vireo  3    Feeding a young Cowbird

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  1    Immature.

Tree Swallow  19

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

Barn Swallow  45

White-breasted Nuthatch  3

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  4

Marsh Wren  10

European Starling  16

Gray Catbird  11

American Robin  21

Cedar Waxwing  2

American Goldfinch  9

Song Sparrow  12

Swamp Sparrow  8

Eastern Towhee  1

Red-winged Blackbird  27

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  8

Common Yellowthroat  9

Yellow Warbler  7

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S262469849

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