McLaughlin Woods, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
09-May-2023 06:30 – 08:30
Protocol: Traveling
2.378 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC walk.  There was a White-crowned Sparrow which Ben told us about—one in our group saw.  Not as many birds as yesterday but very good.  LOTS of White-throats
38 species
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  4
Chimney Swift  1
Northern Flicker  1
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  6
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1    Also yesterday, middle level
House Wren  2
Carolina Wren  3
European Starling  25
Gray Catbird  7
Northern Mockingbird  1
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  10
House Sparrow  30
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  4
Chipping Sparrow  6
White-throated Sparrow  60    Exact estimate, less than yesterday
Savannah Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  2
Baltimore Oriole  1
Ovenbird  3
Northern Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  10
Nashville Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  1
Northern Parula  10
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Palm Warbler  1    Lower field
Yellow-rumped Warbler  8
Prairie Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1    On Iroquois
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S158267606

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