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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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ANNUAL REPORT 2006

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ANNUAL REPORT 2005

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ANNUAL REPORT 2004

2004 Statistical and Year-End Report By Bob Stymiest, Club Statistician During 2004, the Brookline Bird Club listed 311 species of birds on 243 reported trips, 17 species more than last year. To put this in [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2009

2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2008

2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2006

2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2005

2005 Statistical and Year End Report By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2005, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 228 reported trips, six species less than the previous year. To put [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

2004 Statistical and Year-End Report By Bob Stymiest, Club Statistician During 2004, the Brookline Bird Club listed 311 species of birds on 243 reported trips, 17 species more than last year. To put this in [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2009

2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2008

2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2006

2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2005

2005 Statistical and Year End Report By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2005, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 228 reported trips, six species less than the previous year. To put [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

2004 Statistical and Year-End Report By Bob Stymiest, Club Statistician During 2004, the Brookline Bird Club listed 311 species of birds on 243 reported trips, 17 species more than last year. To put this in [...]

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