Barrett’s Mill Farmland, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Oct 31, 2024 7:54 AM – 9:59 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC- Barrett’s Mill Conservation Area- Leader: Kathy Dia- Unseasonably mild 50°’s-mid 60°’s with expected high close to 80°F. Deer in the misty field early including a handsome buck. Counts are estimates after the walk; forgot to edit the track.

33 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  21

Mallard/American Black Duck  3

Mourning Dove  27

Great Blue Heron  1

Belted Kingfisher  1    Heard on the river.

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  6

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

Blue Jay  7

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  8

Golden-crowned Kinglet  3

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  3

Carolina Wren  4

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  6

Hermit Thrush  1    Heard a ways off at the brush edge; responded to playback, but didn’t fly closer.

American Robin  20

House Sparrow  14

American Pipit  22

House Finch  11

American Goldfinch  5

American Tree Sparrow  1    Heard singing in bushes but couldn’t locate

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  35

White-throated Sparrow  12

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  11

Song Sparrow  14

Swamp Sparrow  2

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  80

Common Grackle  1

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S201274354