Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
May 9, 2017 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip
36 species
Wild Turkey 3
Red-shouldered Hawk (lineatus Group) 1
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 2
Tree Swallow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Brown Creeper 2
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea) 1
Veery 4
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 4
Gray Catbird 2
Ovenbird 13
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Northern Parula 2
Pine Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 5
Eastern Towhee 4
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37052471
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