Minute Man National Historical Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 31, 2018 5:50 PM – 7:50 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.4 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Minute Man NHP, Concord: Evening – Leader: Kathy Dia
32 species
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Alder Flycatcher 1 Heard distantly from west side of boardwalk towards Elm Brook. Strident second note of call not characteristic of Willow. This is one of three areas in the park where ALFL is a yearly regular.
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue Jay 7
Barn Swallow 8
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 6
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Heard in brush near start of trail
Pine Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Baltimore Oriole 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 2
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