Chestnut St. Fields, Bristol, Massachusetts, US
Mar 28, 2025 5:46 PM – 7:41 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.203 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club field trip to Chestnut St. Fields
Trip Leader: Ray Bedard plus 11 participants
60 degrees and partly sunny to start only dropping a few degrees.
Not too birdy early but the Red-winged Blackbirds were showing nicely ip close.
Woodcocks started calling shortly after 7 and made some display flights that could be heard but not seen. One finally flew close enough for decent views.
Thanks to everyone for coming out. It was a pleasure to meet you all!
14 species
Canada Goose 40
Mourning Dove 1
American Woodcock 5 At least 5. May have been 2 or 3 others
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 4
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 1
Great Horned Owl 1 Very distant but most heard it
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 4
Carolina Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 9
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S221658466
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