eBird Report - Hartwell Family Memorial Preserve, Littleton, 5/1/10

After having enjoyed myself with my colleagues and friends over at Drumlin Farm, and after getting something to drink at home, I decided to continue this fine day by checking out the Hartwell Family Memorial Preserve which is almost in my backyard! Went traversing around the trails there for about an hour and fifteen minutes, from 5 to 6:15 pm. Nothing unusual for this time of year, though seeing 10 TURKEY VULTURES soaring in wide-arcing circles over the entire preserve was pretty sweet. Its been a while since I have seen so many vultures all at once. The 9 MYRTLE WARBLERS was the highest count I have seen so far this year. I got a feeling though tomorrow might be a banner day (hopefully anyhow)! Heading to Parker River NWR with my good buddy Kirk early in the morn till when we feel like we've been worn out! Happy birding to all tomorrow, it looks like the spring migration is in full effect after seeing all of today's reports!


Location:     Hartwell Family Memorial Preserve, Littleton
Observation date:     5/1/10
Number of species:     17

Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos     8
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura     10
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis     1
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura     3
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens     2
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata     7
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     2
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor     3
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus     22
Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor     9
American Robin - Turdus migratorius     14
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - Dendroica coronata coronata     9
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus     1
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis     13
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     25
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula     7
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis     8

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/massaudubon/)


And here is the webpage from the Littleton Conservation Trust's website about the Hartwell Family Memorial Preserve