Nahanton Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 16, 2024 7:30 AM – 10:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: increasing breeze, sun, 40s. 6th of 7 Wednesday walks for BBC. Upper garden very active!
32 species
Canada Goose 24
Mallard 12
Mourning Dove 2
Red-tailed Hawk 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin 20
American Goldfinch 8
Chipping Sparrow 40
Field Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 40
White-throated Sparrow 6
Savannah Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 25
Swamp Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Common Grackle 40
American Redstart 1 between the gardens. Seen well by all
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2
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