A resend. Grasshopper Sparrow has been removed. It was a brief sighting (by an excellent birder) who was the last straggler as we all were racing back to the parking lot in the wind and rain (which was NOT in the forecast!). I was under the impression it was seen by 3, but, due to only one sighting, w/o auditory or visual back up...decided to remove the Grasshopper as the sighter is not 100% sure. - Rita
Delaney WMA, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US Apr 27, 2025 7:25 AM - 9:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) Checklist Comments: 45F at start, last 45" was rainy, cold and windy. Otherwise, some good highlights including excellent viewing of 2 spotted sandpipers, the immature bald eagle and the grasshopper sparrow seen by some towards the end. Towards the end of the walk one participant using Merlin indicated both a rusty black bird and a cedar waxwing were heard. Not seen by anyone. 41 species (+1 other taxa)
Snow Goose 2 Clearly seen by all using the spotting scopes. Pair was near the west bank of of the pond north of the dike Canada Goose 12 Mute Swan 1 Wood Duck 6 Mallard 4 Ring-necked Duck 8 Mourning Dove 1 Killdeer 5 Excellent sightings. Spotted Sandpiper 2 Excellent viewing of pair in lower meadow north of main dike/meadow trail. Double-crested Cormorant 5 Great Blue Heron 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Seen by 2 experienced participants. Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk 1 Soaring over head. Bald Eagle 1 Immature; soaring. Red-tailed Hawk 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 Warbling Vireo 1 Clearly heard by 2 of us. Blue Jay 5 Probably more American Crow 2 Heard calling from north side. Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 Tree Swallow 65 Best estimate...perhaps more. Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 Barn Swallow 12 Perhaps more. White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Eastern Bluebird 4 American Robin 6 American Goldfinch 5 Chipping Sparrow 9 Dark-eyed Junco 1 White-throated Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 7 Red-winged Blackbird 12 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Common Grackle 2 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Pine Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 16 Northern Cardinal 3
