Minute Man NHP–Hartwell Area, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 19, 2022 7:37 AM – 10:07 AM
Checklist Comments:    BBC- Late Migrants at Minute Man- Hartwell area- 58F overcast with light drizzle.
39 species
Canada Goose  2
Mourning Dove  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  1    Heard near vernal pool
Eastern Wood-Pewee  2
Eastern Phoebe  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Red-eyed Vireo  5
Blue Jay  4
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
House Wren  3
Gray Catbird  8
Veery  1
Swainson’s Thrush  2    One on Vernal Pool Trail, one in lot.
Wood Thrush  2    Singing near vernal pool
American Robin  12
House Sparrow  2
American Goldfinch  4
Chipping Sparrow  1
Baltimore Oriole  8
Red-winged Blackbird  5
Common Grackle  2
Ovenbird  2
Blue-winged Warbler  2    Brushy edges of Battle Rd.
American Redstart  6
Northern Parula  1
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  4    Most impossible to see , but sining loudly (for Blackpolls), and one was visible at middle height in a treein the lot.
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1    Heard
Pine Warbler  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  2
Canada Warbler  1    In brush just behind lot; heard and seen well. Unfortunately just after the walk.
Scarlet Tanager  1    Heard near tavern
Northern Cardinal  3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S110696588

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The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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