Charles River Bike Path–Watertown Square, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
03-Feb-2024 07:30 – 09:45
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC Bird Walk along Charles River from Watertown Square to North Beacon Street
26 species
Canada Goose  69
Mute Swan  2
Mallard  21
Bufflehead  9
Hooded Merganser  2
Common Merganser  16
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  6
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  23
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  5
Blue Jay  19
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  3
Golden-crowned Kinglet  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  5
Carolina Wren  4
European Starling  93
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  6
House Sparrow  19
American Goldfinch  21
Dark-eyed Junco  11
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S160517302

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