McLaughlin Woods, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 15, 2019 7:29 AM – 9:34 AM

Comments:    Brookline Bird Club walk. Sunny and cool. Slow going at the start with some fairly uncooperative birds but ended on a nice note with a couple Cape Mays.

41 species (+1 other taxa)

Wild Turkey  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  4

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  1

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  1

Least Flycatcher  3    Two tangle, one lower ball field

Blue-headed Vireo  1    On path up from lower ball field

Blue Jay  3

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  4

European Starling  12

Gray Catbird  7

Northern Mockingbird  1

Veery  2    1 main stairs, 1 Iroquois Street Woods

American Robin  7

House Sparrow  15

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  1

Chipping Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  5

Lincoln’s Sparrow  1    Continuing Iroquois Street Woods. Extremely uncooperative, not sure how many got a chance to see it.

Swamp Sparrow  1    Like yesterday, with Lincoln Sparrow at Iroquois Street Woods.

Baltimore Oriole  1

Common Grackle  1

Ovenbird  12    Spread throughout various areas of park. Leading a walk so less meticulous of a count, though seemingly less than yesterday.

Northern Waterthrush  2

Black-and-white Warbler  4

Nashville Warbler  4

Common Yellowthroat  5

Cape May Warbler  2    Together in trees at the top tangle, viewed from the orchard/along the edge of the top field. One singing at times.

Northern Parula  11

Magnolia Warbler  2

Black-throated Blue Warbler  2

Prairie Warbler  1

Wilson’s Warbler  1

warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.)  1    Possible Canada singing towards lower ball field, though didn’t get enough of the song to be certain.

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59838615