6/17 Leland Wilds Highlights

[Paul Peterson]

This place, in the town of Norfolk, has a wonderful grassland and some nice woodlands as well In addition, If one parks at the small lot near where the Mill River crosses Miller Rd,, there is a beautiful marshland that opens up at the small bridge. There is also an entrance into the former airport there! I birded from 1:30-5:00. Warning! This small parking area may be dangerous to pull out of? (my guess) due to the contours. There is also parking along Leland Rd.

Green Heron 1+ heard and then seen five minutes later along Miller Rd.
Great Blue Heron 1+
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 heard along Medway St.
Killdeer 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 1 at aforementioned small bridge
Great Crested Flycatcher 1 woods
Warbling Vireo 3
Common Raven 1 Norfolk Station as I was waiting for train back to Boston
Brown Creeper 1 sang in woods
Purple Martin 10 impossible to get a count here
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 3
Marsh Wren 4 at aforementioned small bridge; love their song
Eastern Bluebird 8 way down former runway; two families
Ovenbird 8
Pine Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 9
Yellow Warbler 4
Savannah Sparrow 15 surely more
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Bobolink 50 impossible to count
Baltimore oriole 2

White-tailed Deer 1 being bombed by a Bobolink in grassland

Paul Peterson
peterso...@yahoo.com
Boston