GMNWR, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 15, 2022 5:30 AM – 8:47 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC trip.  Mostly on rail trail.  A little in the rail trail parking lot and the Ludlow Griscom loop.
55 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose  25
Mute Swan  2
Wood Duck  12
Mallard  6
Wild Turkey  1
Mourning Dove  2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs  7    Likely lesser.  Flyover by a flock
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Great Blue Heron  4
Green Heron  1
Osprey  3
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
woodpecker sp.  2
Willow Flycatcher  2
Eastern Phoebe  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  5
Eastern Kingbird  8
Yellow-throated Vireo  3    Singing in trees around Griscom Loop and one between the marsh and route 20
Warbling Vireo  3
Blue Jay  2
Fish Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
Tree Swallow  4
Barn Swallow  12
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
House Wren  1
Marsh Wren  10
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  4
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  2
American Robin  5
Cedar Waxwing  2
House Sparrow  4
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  12
Savannah Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  10
Swamp Sparrow  7
Baltimore Oriole  7
Red-winged Blackbird  30
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Grackle  8
Ovenbird  1
Northern Waterthrush  1
Common Yellowthroat  10
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  15
Northern Cardinal  3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S110289336

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Black Birders’ Week 2021

May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career

Everybody Loves Owls

With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics

Black Birders’ Week 2021

May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career

Everybody Loves Owls

With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics

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