Nesting and egg-laying are in full swing around campus. Barn Swallows have constructed their cup of mud and pine needles under the Locke boathouse deck:
Red- Bellied Woodpeckers have taken up residence in a Red Maple snag at the east end of Bateman's:
Baltimore Orioles have strung up an intricately woven, sack-like nest above the road leading up to the tennis courts (just across the bridge).
Mid- May is the peak of songbird migration as well, so while our resident birds are settling in, dozens more species are moving through, leading to a peak in overall bird species diversity on campus. In just one hour on Sunday morning, over 50 species were found on the survey, most of which were heard only!
Middlesex School, Middlesex, US-MA
May 17, 2015 6:09 AM - 7:09 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Sunday survey. Main drive, dock, and east fields. Orchard Oriole new for MX campus list. <br />Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.8
51 species
Canada Goose 4
Wood Duck 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Virginia Rail 1
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Chimney Swift 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Wood Thrush 4
American Robin 11
Gray Catbird 5
European Starling 3
Cedar Waxwing 4
Ovenbird 3
Common Yellowthroat 4
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 2
Yellow Warbler 3
Pine Warbler 4
Canada Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 16
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Orchard Oriole 1 RARE. New species for MX. Young male singing from maples at pond edge near dock.
Baltimore Oriole 6
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 3
May 17, 2015 6:09 AM - 7:09 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Sunday survey. Main drive, dock, and east fields. Orchard Oriole new for MX campus list. <br />Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.8
51 species
Canada Goose 4
Wood Duck 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Virginia Rail 1
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Chimney Swift 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Wood Thrush 4
American Robin 11
Gray Catbird 5
European Starling 3
Cedar Waxwing 4
Ovenbird 3
Common Yellowthroat 4
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 2
Yellow Warbler 3
Pine Warbler 4
Canada Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 16
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Orchard Oriole 1 RARE. New species for MX. Young male singing from maples at pond edge near dock.
Baltimore Oriole 6
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 3
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