Hammond Pond, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 18, 2019 7:30 AM – 10:05 AM
Comments:    A lovely morning with no big surprises compared to previous years, except the lack of Great Crested Flycatcher.
35 species
Canada Goose  4
American Black Duck  1
Mourning Dove  2
Semipalmated Sandpiper  2
Solitary Sandpiper  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Warbling Vireo  7
Red-eyed Vireo  3
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  1
Tree Swallow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Veery  1
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  8
Gray Catbird  3
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  3
Song Sparrow  2
Baltimore Oriole  5
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Common Grackle  5
Black-and-white Warbler  2
American Redstart  4    A location record; different birds based on distance and location
Northern Parula  3
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Scarlet Tanager  3    Two seen together before the train tracks, and one on the other side (Houghton Garden) of the tracks
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56560130

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