Ricci Field, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 10, 2020 3:55 PM – 6:01 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.184 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC: Fall Migrants at Ricci Field. Leader – Kathy Dia. Tricky conditions with no fences up this year to attract perching birds and wind keeping birds in low grass. But lovely light, fall colors and a nice group! White-tailed deer feeding in the meadow.
18 species
Wood Duck  29
Wild Turkey  23
Mourning Dove  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  8
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  4
Eastern Bluebird  2
American Robin  2
American Pipit  12
House Finch  8
White-throated Sparrow  2
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  15
Song Sparrow  7
Palm Warbler  6
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