Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
May 14, 2024 5:56 AM – 8:07 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.375 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: SSBC/BBC walk of the Billings Farm Loop led by G. d’Entremont. Weather: M. Cloudy, S wind (5 mph), 54F.
47 species
Wild Turkey 1
Mourning Dove 2
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 3 One that was high flying, so likely a migrant
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1 Heard only
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 6
Tree Swallow 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 3
Eastern Bluebird 2
Veery 1
American Robin 3
American Goldfinch 3
Chipping Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle 1
Ovenbird 5
Northern Waterthrush 1
Blue-winged Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 6
Magnolia Warbler 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 Flyover
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Scarlet Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174982443
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