Sholan Farms, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
27-May-2023 07:03 – 09:34
Protocol: Traveling
2.454 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC Sholan Farms walk. Leader Ray Bedard with 2 participants. Sunny with a slight breeze. 47 degrees to start warming to 70.
48 species
Canada Goose  2
Mourning Dove  1
Chimney Swift  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Killdeer  2
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1
Turkey Vulture  15
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Eastern Wood-Pewee  4
Eastern Kingbird  8
Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  1
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  2
Barn Swallow (American)  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1
House Wren (Northern)  1
European Starling  1
Gray Catbird  5
Eastern Bluebird  1
Veery  1
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  2
House Sparrow  2
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  5
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  5
Eastern Towhee  1
Baltimore Oriole  4
Common Grackle  6
Ovenbird  7
Blue-winged Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  7
American Redstart  5
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  10
Chestnut-sided Warbler  5
Pine Warbler  4
Prairie Warbler  3
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  4
Indigo Bunting  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S139597406

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