Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Norfolk, Massachusetts, US

May 7, 2024 5:54 AM – 7:42 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.262 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    SSBC/BBC walk of Billings Farm Loop led by G. d’Entremont. Weather: Fair, N wind (less than 5mph), 57F.

45 species

Common Loon  1    Flyover

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  2

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

Eastern Phoebe  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tufted Titmouse  6

Tree Swallow  8

Red-breasted Nuthatch  1

House Wren  3

Carolina Wren  1

Gray Catbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  1

Veery  2

Wood Thrush  1

American Robin  5

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  9

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  1

Eastern Towhee  4

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  1

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Ovenbird  5

Northern Waterthrush  1

Blue-winged Warbler  2

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  2

Northern Parula  3

Magnolia Warbler  1

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1    Uncommon here in spring

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Pine Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  10

Black-throated Green Warbler  4

Scarlet Tanager  3    Good looks at a female chasing around a male

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174082455

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