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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