Martin Burns WMA, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 26, 2022 6:40 AM – 9:43 AM
Checklist Comments: Partly to mostly sunny 54-62 degrees with winds SSW 6 mph. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams. We walked from the main entrance and then continued around the trail loop clockwise. 11 participants.
37 species (+1 other taxa)
duck sp. 1 Flyover- probably Mallard
Mourning Dove 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Great Blue Heron 8 5 adults and 1 chick in nest at rookery. 2 more adults seen flying as we walked the trail
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 5 Heard in various locations along the trail
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 6
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
House Wren 2 Singing near entrance buildings
Carolina Wren 1
Gray Catbird 16 Often seen in pairs
Eastern Bluebird 1
Wood Thrush 4 Heard singing and one on nest
American Robin 4
American Goldfinch 7
Chipping Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Baltimore Oriole 4
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 4
Ovenbird 12
Blue-winged Warbler 9 All singing and 5 also seen. Three together chasing each other
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 11
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1 Female
Northern Cardinal 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
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