Minute Man NHP–Hartwell Area, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 21, 2021 6:56 AM – 9:22 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.4 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC- Late Spring Migrants at Minute Man NHP- Leader: Kathy Dis. Overcast with light breeze, 50’s to 70’s F.
36 species (+1 other taxa)
Mourning Dove  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Accipiter sp.  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  2
Eastern Phoebe  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  4
Red-eyed Vireo  4
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  7
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  3
Gray Catbird  6
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  20
Cedar Waxwing  2
American Goldfinch  4
Chipping Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  2
Baltimore Oriole  10
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
Common Grackle  2
Blue-winged Warbler  2
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  5
Blackpoll Warbler  2
Pine Warbler  1
Scarlet Tanager  3
Northern Cardinal  3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  7
Indigo Bunting  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S88663755

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Upcoming Field Trips

October Mountain

Multiple habitats make this trip more diversified than the prior day’s Mount Greylock trip, as we begin along the Housatonic River WMA and make our way over October Mountain. Co-sponsored by the South Shore Bird Club. Target endangered breeding species: American Bittern, Mourning Warbler.

Halibut Point State Park, Rockport

A two-hour walk, about 1.5 miles, over easy to moderate gravel roads and trails in search of seasonal specialties. Boots advisable. Restrooms are available. In case of inclement weather check with leader night before trip (text ok). Cosponsored by DCR. For more Information see: https://www.mass.gov/locations/halibut-point-state-park

Slow Birding at Revere Beach

Led by DCR Park Staff. Come observe the beautiful details of birds and their behaviors and share observations with others in the group. Pose questions and memories that observations elicit. Birds we may see include Piping Plover, Manx Shearwater, resident gulls, with Common Tern arriving by May. Suitable for adults and children 8 years+. Children [...]

Ashby & Townsend

We will explore for nesting warblers, juncos, sapsuckers, and probably butterflies and dragonflies, possibly continuing into the afternoon. We will start in Willard Brook State Forest and probably continue to Townsend State Forest, Mt. Watatic, or the Squannacook River WMA. Some trails are steep and moderately uneven.

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