Conservation Land; Wayland, MA; 19 May 2020

Today’s weather was pretty decent, sunny, some wind, and in the 50-degree range (Fahrenheit). The excursion lasted from around 6:45am to approximately 11:45am EST. There were many bird species active, ranging from Northern Flicker to American Robin, to Common Yellowthroat and Rose-breasted Vireo, and more. The habitats it contained were grasslands, shrublands, and the edge in between the two. While I was walking along the edge between grassland and shrubland, I could see many of these birds singing and calling, flying between different shrubs, flying between the shrubland and grassland, and just resting in the crowns of the trees. It’s almost like a lot of the birds were trying to sing over each other, given the flurry of calls and songs throughout the conservation land.
One cool thing I saw was a pair of Blue-winged Warblers chasing each other along the edge between the grass- and shrublands. Another cool sighting I had was a pair of Turkey Vultures flying up high, but following a man walking his small dog, which was quite interesting.

Posted on May 19, 2020 09:37 PM by bicke1359