Nahanton Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Sep 11, 2024 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC Wednesday walk no. 1. Sun, still, 55 deg and warming. Several more warblers left un-identified.
27 species
Mourning Dove 8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1 heard at river
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 12
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 1
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 12
American Goldfinch 7
Chipping Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 1 heard at river
Common Grackle 8
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Cardinal 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S194923975
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