Nahanton Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 2, 2024 7:29 AM – 10:31 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.918 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Bird Walk led by Haynes Miller for BBC: 4th in series. Possible Lark Sparrow seen by some participants, upper garden.
40 species
Mallard 3
Mourning Dove 2
Great Blue Heron 1 Flyover
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 15
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 5
Gray Catbird 2
American Robin 8
House Sparrow 1
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 12
Chipping Sparrow 7
Field Sparrow 2
Lark Sparrow 1 Briefly in upper garden. Flushed up from almost under foot. Photographs by Liz Smith.
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 4
White-throated Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 10
Swamp Sparrow 2
Common Grackle 140 large flock early.
Nashville Warbler 2
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3 1m UG, m-f pair LG
Palm Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S198560505
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SUPPORT ENDANGERED SPECIES THIS TAX SEASON!
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SUPPORT ENDANGERED SPECIES THIS TAX SEASON!
Support the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program! The Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program is responsible for the conservation and protection of hundreds of species that are not hunted, fished, trapped, or commercially
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TIME TO RENEW YOUR BBC MEMBERSHIP!
If you haven't done so yet, now is the time renew your BBC membership. If you are presently a member and want to renew your membership, login first, and then you can either renew online using
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