Minute Man NHP, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
02-Sep-2022 17:30 – 19:30
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC- Nighthawks Over Minute Man NHP- Leader: Kathy Dia- Pleasant 70’s F, As expected ,given lack of recent reports, there were few nighthawks. But we had a lively walk and saw some interesting birds! Young Henry added scientific bird names and classification info of interest. Thank you to Jay Dia, Leslie Wittman, Greg, Ann, and Jeff and all who helped folks get on the birds we observed.
29 species (+1 other taxa)
Mourning Dove  14
Common Nighthawk  2
Chimney Swift  5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1    In dead trees in the wooded area between the Elm Brook boardwalk and the Bloody Angle. Seen by all. Photos ;will post
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  4
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  7
Blue Jay  6
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  2
Barn Swallow  2
swallow sp.  15    Distant over Elm Brook
Brown Creeper  1
European Starling  10
Gray Catbird  4
Eastern Bluebird  4
American Robin  50
Cedar Waxwing  5
House Finch  6
American Goldfinch  10
Chipping Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  3
Red-winged Blackbird  14
Common Grackle  8
Common Yellowthroat  1
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S118031781

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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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