Causeway St, Millis, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
May 26, 2024 5:45 AM – 7:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline bird club, rain with some breaks
47 species (+1 other taxa)
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 4
Wild Turkey 1
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 4
Killdeer 2
Green Heron 2 Closely associated pair, multiple flyovers
Great Blue Heron 5
Accipitrine hawk sp. (former Accipiter sp.) 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Willow Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tree Swallow 20
Barn Swallow 10
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 5
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Veery 1
Cedar Waxwing 1
House Sparrow 1
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 3
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 1
Bobolink 1 Seen and heard field nearest to barn
Baltimore Oriole 3
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 6
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow Warbler 6
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S201145100
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