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White-breasted Nuthatch
Birds around Crane Swamp
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November 26, 2011 Gregory Billingham submitted this list of birds he saw during a hike around Crane Swamp in Northborough and Westborough, including SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation and Sawink Farm Reservation.
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 6
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 1
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
- Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 6
- Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 2
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
- Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 27
- Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 21
- White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 8
- Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
- Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 4
- Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 9 2 seen at Sawink; 7 near the top of Cedar Hill that has bluebird houses in the vicinity.
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 1
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 12
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 26
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 11
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 22
Wildlife at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
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September 25, 2010 
Craig Smith photographed the following during a visit to the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury and Maynard: northern harrier, mallard, ruby meadowhawk dragonfly, solitary sandpiper, white-breasted nuthatch, and pokeweed.
Read More Wildlife at SVT's Memorial Forest
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June 4, 2010 
Craig Smith photographed the the following species during a visit to SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury: American bullfrog, American toad, black-capped chickadee, common whitetail dragonfly, common yellowthroat, ebony jewelwing, river jewelwing, and white-breasted nuthatch.
Read More Backyard birds in Concord
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April 11, 2010 
Dick McWalter photographed a dark-eyed junco, a downy woodpecker, a northern cardinal and a white-breasted nuthacth at a feeder in Concord.
Read More Birds at Greenways Conservation Area in Wayland
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March 27, 2010 
Craig Smith photographed the following birds at SVT and the Town of Wayland's Greenways Conservation Area: red-bellied woodpecker, red-tailed hawk, white-breasted nuthatch, eastern bluebird, blue jay and cedar waxwing.
Read More Wildlife at ARNWR in Maynard
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March 19, 2010 
Craig Smith photographed a pair of American black ducks, an eastern bluebird, a muskrat, a white-breasted nuthatch, and a pair of wood ducks at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard.
Read More Birds at Memorial Forest
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March 5, 2010 Gregory Billingham reports the following birds from his walk at SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury:
- Ring-billed Gull - 3
- Mourning Dove - 4
- Downy Woodpecker - 1
- American Crow - 3
- Black-capped Chickadee - Many
- Tufted Titmouse - Many
- Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
- White-breasted Nuthatch - 4
- Eastern Bluebird - 1
Birds at the ARNWR in Maynard
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October 25, 2009 
Craig Smith photographed the following birds at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard:
brown creeper, double-crested cormorant, green-winged teal, white-breasted nuthatch, red-bellied woodpecker, song sparrow and wood ducks.
Birds at Hamlen Woods and Reeves Hill Conservation Areas
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November 29, 2008 Barbara Howell reports seeing the following birds at Hamlen Woods and Reeves Hill Conservation Areas:
12 mallards, 2 hairy woodpeckers, 2 American crows, 1 black-capped chickadee, 1 white-breasted nuthatch, 1 Carolina wren
Read More Birds at Upper Mill Brook
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November 11, 2008 Barbarah Howell saw the following birds on a recent walk at Upper Mill Brook in Wayland:
Great Blue Heron (1), Am. Black Duck (4), Mallard (3), Red-tailed Hawk (1), Red-bellied Woodpecker (2), Blue Jay (2), Am. Crow (2), Black-capped Chickadee (5), White-breasted Nuthatch (3), Eastern Bluebird (1), Swamp Sparrow (1), Dark-eyed Junco (6), Am. Goldfinch (8)
White-breasted Nuthatch
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March 3, 2008 Dee Fleming photographed this White-breasted Nuthatch in Boxborough (click on image for a larger view).
White-breasted Nuthatch
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January 3, 2008 Anne Dykiel photographed this White-breasted Nuthatch in Acton (click on image for a larger view).
White-breasted Nuthatch
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November 4, 2007 Craig Smith photographed this White-breasted Nuthatch at the Gray Reservation in Sudbury (click on an image for a larger view).
White-breasted Nuthatch
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August 13, 2007 Philip Keyes photographed this White-breasted Nuthatch in Acton (click on image for a larger view).
White-breasted Nuthatch
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June 18, 2007 Craig Smith photographed this White-breasted Nuthatch at Memorial Forest in Sudbury (click on image for a larger view).
White-breasted Nuthatch
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July 26, 2006 Craig Smith photographed this White-breasted Nuthatch at Upper Mill Brook Reservation in Wayland (click on image for a larger view).
White-breasted Nuthatch
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January 12, 2006 Craig Smith photographed these White-breasted Nuthatches at his feeder in Hudson (click on an image for a larger view).
