Great Meadows NWR–Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Jul 18, 2024 6:56 AM – 9:52 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.4 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club- Great Meadows NWR – Leaders: Cris Van Dyke and Kathy Dia – The light rain subsided just before the walk, overcast but not too hot, 70’s F.

43 species

Canada Goose  32

Mute Swan  3

Wood Duck  12

Mallard  4

Mourning Dove  5

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  3

Virginia Rail  1    Heard

Killdeer  2

Spotted Sandpiper  1    River

Double-crested Cormorant  2

Great Egret  2

Great Blue Heron  26

Osprey  2    Seen together

Belted Kingfisher  1    On the river.

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  5

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  3

Willow Flycatcher  5    All heard and some seen.

Eastern Phoebe  1

Eastern Kingbird  10    Very active.

Warbling Vireo  4

Red-eyed Vireo  4

Blue Jay  1

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  4

Tree Swallow  3

Barn Swallow  6

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2

Marsh Wren  15    Typical count for this location.

Carolina Wren  3

Gray Catbird  3

American Robin  12

Cedar Waxwing  8

American Goldfinch  18

Song Sparrow  18

Swamp Sparrow  7

Eastern Towhee  1    A surprise right near the entrance

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  100

Common Grackle  25

Common Yellowthroat  7

Yellow Warbler  4

Pine Warbler  2    In the pine woods.

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S187615756