Willard Brook State Forest, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Jun 26, 2021 7:41 AM – 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC trip: J. Forbes leader. 70, mostly cloudy. Along Brook for a mile or so then up the road a bit.
24 species
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1    Expected in this corner of the county. Right in the parking lot, leader only.
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Eastern Phoebe  3
Eastern Kingbird  1
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  2
Tree Swallow  3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2
House Wren (Northern)  1
American Robin  3
House Sparrow  1
American Goldfinch  3
Chipping Sparrow  8
Ovenbird  5
Louisiana Waterthrush  4    One pair and at least a couple others along the Brook, probably all with hidden young nearby.
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S91110323

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