Great Meadows NWR–Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Aug 17, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.4 mile(s)
Comments: BBC walk with Kathy Dia, Tom and Pat Maxwell, Sravani Tokala and William Martens. 75 degrees and clear skies. Walk to Concord River and back with a stop at the platform. A beautiful evening.
27 species
Canada Goose 2 flew into impoundments at 7:30pm
Wood Duck 15
Mallard (Northern) 3
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 5
Green Heron 1
Osprey (carolinensis) 1 perched on duck box
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 12
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 40
Black-capped Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Marsh Wren (palustris Group) 6
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 2
Cedar Waxwing 8
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 15
Common Grackle 6
American Goldfinch 12
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38927428
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