Nahanton Park , Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016 8:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip – Sabrina Hepburn leader with 11 trip participants <br />Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.2.2 Build 70
28 species
Mallard 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 10
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 20
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 20
White-throated Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 25
Lincoln’s Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Common Grackle 4
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 16
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