Nahanton Park , Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 15, 2016 8:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Protocol: Area
25.0 ac
Comments: BBC walk. Sunny, still, 42 deg
23 species
Canada Goose 10
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 12
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 5
Brown Creeper 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Hermit Thrush 1 back corner of lower garden, 10:00
American Robin 10
Brown Thrasher 1 Back corner of lower garden, 8:20 AM
Blackpoll Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 8
White-throated Sparrow 2
Lincoln’s Sparrow 1 lg
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Common Grackle 5
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 4
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