McLaughlin Woods, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 12, 2026 6:28 AM – 7:53 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.447 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC walk
42 species
Wild Turkey 1 Called repeatedly
Mourning Dove 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Least Flycatcher 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue Jay 18
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 8
Gray Catbird 16
Brown Thrasher 1 Heard only
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 8
House Sparrow 10
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 1
Orchard Oriole 1 Heard only
Common Grackle 1
Ovenbird 2
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Nashville Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 3
Hooded Warbler 1 Continuing, sang repeatedly from top of hill, heard only
American Redstart 4
Northern Parula 5
Magnolia Warbler 4
Northern Yellow Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Wilson’s Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S338692410
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