Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
May 13, 2025 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader, 12 participants
50 species
Wild Turkey 8
Mourning Dove 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 male
Barred Owl 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 2 flyovers; not common or regular here
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 3
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
Tree Swallow 5
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Northern House Wren 2
Gray Catbird 4
Eastern Bluebird 2
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 3
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 7
Field Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Baltimore Oriole 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 1
Ovenbird 7
Northern Waterthrush 1
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Nashville Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237660166
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