Chestnut St. Fields, Bristol, Massachusetts, US
Mar 27, 2026 5:46 PM – 7:28 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club woodcock walk.
Leader Ray Bedard and three participants.
The woodcocks waited a while before getting vocal. They did eventually get into their display flight with enough light to see them. All were very close tonight
17 species
Canada Goose 25
Wild Turkey 1
Mourning Dove 1
American Woodcock 5
Ring-billed Gull 3
American Herring Gull 4
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
European Starling 13
Northern Mockingbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 60
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 15
Northern Cardinal 1
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