Salem Woods, Essex, Massachusetts, US
04-Jun-2023 13:48 – 16:54
Protocol: Traveling
2.915 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club bird walk led by Shilo McDonald. Attended by Bruce, Sid and Michelle. Gray skies, occasional rain, 52 ºF.
25 species (+1 other taxa)
Mourning Dove  2
Chimney Swift  1    Heard only.
Herring Gull  3    Flying by.
hawk sp.  1    Being harassed by chickadees. Only caught a glimpse of the bird through the trees, as it flew away.
Downy Woodpecker  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Warbling Vireo  1    Heard only.
Red-eyed Vireo  1    Heard only.
Blue Jay  3
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  6    including two young following and begging from their parents.
White-breasted Nuthatch  4    2 adults with 2 young.
Marsh Wren  2    Heard only. At the marsh overlook.
Carolina Wren  2    One singing. And one scolding.
Gray Catbird  1
American Robin  2
American Goldfinch  2
Chipping Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  2
Swamp Sparrow  1    Heard only at the marsh overlook. Just once. A reedy trill.
Eastern Towhee  4    One female seen.
Baltimore Oriole  2
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Common Grackle  4
Common Yellowthroat  2
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S140766038

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