Minute Man NHP–Hartwell Area, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 16, 2025 6:59 AM – 9:38 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.518 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club- Leader: Kathy Dia -Spring Migrants at Minute Man NHP- rescheduled from yesterday due to the rain.
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Scattered clouds – clear sky
Temperature: 64 – 70°F
Wind: Mostly calm – light breeze
Wind Direction: SE – SW
Cloud Cover: 4 – 46%
Humidity: 73 – 87%
Sunrise: 5:22am
Sunset: 8:00pm
Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>
32 species
Wild Turkey 1
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 5
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Leader heard near lot
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 2
Veery 1
Swainson’s Thrush 1
Hermit Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 9
Cedar Waxwing 1
Chipping Sparrow 5
Baltimore Oriole 8
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Blue-winged Warbler 1 Partial song heard by two.
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 3 Nesting location #1: in the lot (where they have nested for several years), female coming and going to nest in crook of a small tree ; sitting on the nest but not staying. Male singing occasionally nearby. Nesting location #2: In the brushy area behind the picnic tables. Male perched up and advertising loudly.
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S238917152
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