Dunback Meadow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Dec 1, 2024 7:56 AM – 11:20 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.199 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club – Dunback Meadow – Leader: Cliff Cook – Upper 20’s to mid 30’s F, partly cloudy, occasional breeze.

32 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  22

Mourning Dove  3

Turkey Vulture  1    Spotted by Nancy.

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Barred Owl  1    A great spot by Gavin low in a pine.

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  9

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  5

Northern Shrike  1    Another great spot by Gavin! Perched behind us alone on a tree as is their habit. Photos. 42.4290731, -71.2237537

Blue Jay  21

Black-capped Chickadee  12

Tufted Titmouse  5

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  4

Winter Wren  1    Heard; sharp ID by Cliff.

Carolina Wren  7

European Starling  72

Northern Mockingbird  3

American Robin  128

Cedar Waxwing  4

House Sparrow  3

House Finch  11

Purple Finch  2    Feeding in berry bushes along the trail between four-way intersection and boardwalks.

American Goldfinch  16

American Tree Sparrow  2

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  4

White-throated Sparrow  16

Song Sparrow  22

Baltimore Oriole  1    Definitely a surprise in the dry marsh grasses and then on the trail and in berry bushes with robins. Spotted by participant Barry, and seen by all. Great views of still fairly bright distinctive orange (young male) with white wing bars, but too quick for photos. East of the four-way intersection .

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  1

Northern Cardinal  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S204573178