Great Meadows NWR–Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Jul 9, 2016 5:53 AM – 9:08 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.85 mile(s)
Comments: BBC breeding bird conservation trip
43 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose 30
Wood Duck 7
Mallard 2
Great Blue Heron 7
Killdeer 2
shorebird sp. 1 in flight
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 3
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 3
woodpecker sp. 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 8
Warbling Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Marsh Wren 15 count is an estimate
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Hermit Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 2
Common Yellowthroat 8
Yellow Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 15
Swamp Sparrow 5
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Common Grackle 20
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 15
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S30680683
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