Martin Burns WMA, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jun 6, 2021 7:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC trip sunny, 64 -84 degrees
41 species
Mourning Dove  5
Chimney Swift  3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  8
Great Blue Heron  2
Turkey Vulture  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  3
Willow Flycatcher  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  4
Yellow-throated Vireo  2
Warbling Vireo  3
Red-eyed Vireo  4
Blue Jay  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
Tree Swallow  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  3
Carolina Wren  1
Gray Catbird  7
American Robin  4
Cedar Waxwing  2
American Goldfinch  3
Chipping Sparrow  3
Eastern Towhee  8
Baltimore Oriole  7
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Grackle  6
Ovenbird  7
Blue-winged Warbler  5
Common Yellowthroat  4
Yellow Warbler  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2
Scarlet Tanager  4
Northern Cardinal  4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2
Indigo Bunting  3
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