Great Meadows NWR–Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Sep 17, 2024 7:38 AM – 9:53 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.8 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club walk led by Cris Van Dyke
25 species
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 30
Mallard 9
Sora 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Great Blue Heron 6
Northern Harrier 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 11
Black-capped Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 7
Marsh Wren 1
Carolina Wren 6
Gray Catbird 5
American Goldfinch 8
Song Sparrow 12
Swamp Sparrow 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S206149697
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