Fresh Pond, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 2, 2021 7:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Checklist Comments:    BBC bird walk from Lusitania Meadow to Black’s Nook via Butterfly Meadow
39 species
Canada Goose  3
Mallard  2
Ring-necked Duck  6    Seen on Fresh Pond in a group; near the shore between Sousa’s Rock and Little Fresh Pond
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5
Mourning Dove  3
Herring Gull  6
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  5
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  5
Merlin  1
Eastern Phoebe  11
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  9
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  6
Tufted Titmouse  5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  5
Brown Creeper  2
Carolina Wren  1
American Robin  21
House Sparrow  5
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  8
White-crowned Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  3
Swamp Sparrow  1
Common Grackle  7
Palm Warbler  1
Pine Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  6
Black-throated Green Warbler  3
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S95559138

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

    Cosponsored with Boxborough Birders. We will look for local avian non-migratory species and early migrant arrivals. Expect to walk about two miles on trails through meadows and woods, with some steep sections. Prepare for ticks. We will bird at the meeting location for about 30 minutes so any latecomers can catch up.

  • Westborough WMA in Two Parts

    Part 1: 7 AM -10 AM / Part 2: 10:30 AM -1:00 PM. We will hike at a slow pace through mild moderate trails in search of sparrows and other migrants. For the first part we will hike the Eastern trails between Lake Chauncy and Little Chauncy(about 3 miles). Then we will again meet at

  • Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity

    Led by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile on flat, easy terrain, for migrating or resident songbirds, raptors, shorebirds, and marsh birds at this birding hotspot and state park. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks and mosquitoes. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with

  • Millennium Park

    Join us to observe resident birds and spring migrants in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and rare flycatchers, swallows & warblers. Birders of all levels welcome. The trails are generally flat and easy to walk, with some rough patches. A water bottle, sunblock, insect repellent, waterproof

  • Woodcock Watch, Oxbow NWR, Harvard

    We will stay until it gets dark to watch for American Woodcock. Come early to enjoy other birds. Rain date Sunday, April 5, same time.

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