It was important to Ian to find this bird, so I drove the half hour to Concord and Ian found it in about 5 minutes with his scope. Friday, August 8th. 
Beautiful view from the top of the observation tower.
Climbing up the tower to get a better view.
Ian finds the rarely seen this time of year Common Moorhen.For image check out this link:
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Panorama I made in Adobe Elements from 4 photographs.
The Moorhen was here, about half a mile away.
Listening for birds.
Getting ready to drive back home were Ian posts what he saw on the MassBird email listThe previously reported Common Moorhen (COMO) was at Great Meadows today, easily visible from the observation tower, all below observations being from the tower.Not much else around, surprisingly not even a Mallard!Full list below.
Great Meadows NWR - Concord Unit (1020-1035):
Canada Goose 65
Wood Duck 9
Great Blue Heron 2
Common Moorhen 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Chimney Swift 15
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Marsh Wren 3
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 2
Yellow Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6
American Goldfinch 3
19 species
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)
Good birding,Ian DaviesMedford, MA
