Mt. Watatic, Middlesex County, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Jun 26, 2021 10:31 AM – 12:24 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.2 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC Trip: J. Forbes continuing. In from Bennett then up to second trail which was too overgrown and up first trail to where they connect.
23 species (+1 other taxa)
Mourning Dove  2
Turkey Vulture  2
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  3    Expected here, scruffy bird by the bottom, flyover a few feet up, and drumming bird further.
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Red-eyed Vireo  4
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  2
Tree Swallow  10
Catharus sp.  1
American Robin  1
Cedar Waxwing  2
American Goldfinch  2
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  2
Eastern Towhee  1
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  2
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Prairie Warbler  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S91110336

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