Norfolk Airport, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
Jun 12, 2022 7:00 AM – 9:37 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.9 mile(s)
36 species
Mourning Dove  4
Chimney Swift  3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Osprey  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  4
Eastern Kingbird  1
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  5
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tree Swallow  8
Barn Swallow  5
House Wren  3
Carolina Wren  1
Gray Catbird  6
Northern Mockingbird  4
Eastern Bluebird  8
American Robin  4
House Sparrow  3
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  18
Grasshopper Sparrow  1    Thin, high-pitched trill. Heard dozens of times. From some vantage points, the singer could be seen singing, perched, or flying low in short flights over the field. The bird was strongly backlit, so visual fieldmarks were not obvious. However pudgy size/shape and lack of dark streaking on breast was apparent.
Savannah Sparrow  12    many singing, flying in field, flying between fields and trees, hopping on trail, etc.  Number is a rough estimate (as are most in the checklist).
Song Sparrow  6
Eastern Towhee  1
Bobolink  25
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Common Grackle  3
Ovenbird  2
Common Yellowthroat  1
Yellow Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S112886968

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