McLaughlin Woods, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 8, 2019 7:29 AM – 11:23 AM
Comments:    Brookline Bird Club walk from 7:30-8:30, then continuing with some participants after. Thanks to Paul Peterson for the tip on the Lincoln’s
57 species
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3
Mourning Dove  2
Chimney Swift  3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Herring Gull  4
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1    Spotted by Linda F.
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Least Flycatcher  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  1
Blue-headed Vireo  3
Warbling Vireo  2
Blue Jay  7
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
Barn Swallow  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  6
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
House Wren  2
European Starling  4
Gray Catbird  8
Northern Mockingbird  1
Veery  2    One Iroquois Street Woods, one main section
Hermit Thrush  2    Both Iroquois Street Woods
Wood Thrush  3    2 end of dirt path, one Iroquois Street Woods
American Robin  11
House Sparrow  17
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  4
Chipping Sparrow  3
White-throated Sparrow  10
Lincoln’s Sparrow  1    Heard/seen by Paul Peterson who alerted us. Heard mostly, then seen briefly. Alan made a recording. (also turns out I got a couple really bad shoots).
Eastern Towhee  1
Bobolink  2    Unusual here. Heard singing and then spotted atop one of the trees just adjacent to the orchard. Photos. (Initially thought there was only one but reviewing photos there was a second in a nearby tree).
Orchard Oriole  3
Baltimore Oriole  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Ovenbird  1
Blue-winged Warbler  1
Black-and-white Warbler  8
Nashville Warbler  4
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  2
Northern Parula  8
Magnolia Warbler  4
Yellow Warbler  2
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  5    Pair along dirt path, 3 Iroquois Street
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59838614

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