Great Meadows Field Trip Recap

Outing to Great Meadows National Refuge on October 20th

Peter Alden

This field trip was led by Peter Alden and Lillian Stokes. We were treated to a spectacular autumn morning looking for fall migrants at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord. We were able to spot and hear 28 different species. Close-up bird photos by Lillian Stokes.

Photo Gallery

List of birds sighted and approximate counts:

Canada Goose 31

Mute Swan 3

Wood Duck 2

Mallard 14

Mourning Dove 2

Great Blue Heron 3

Red-tailed Hawk 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker 2

Downy Woodpecker 4

Hairy Woodpecker 1

Northern Flicker 1

Eastern Phoebe 1

Blue Jay 2

American Crow 3

Tufted Titmouse 2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1

White-breasted Nuthatch 2

Brown Creeper 1

Carolina Wren 1

Gray Catbird 1

Eastern Bluebird 12

American Goldfinch 15

Dark-eyed Junco 1

Song Sparrow 8

Swamp Sparrow 8

Red-winged Blackbird 7

Yellow-rumped Warbler 1

Northern Cardinal 1

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