Hammond Pond, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 30, 2024 7:05 AM – 7:55 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott. The rain stopped just before the trip, quite birdy.

26 species

Canada Goose  8

Mute Swan  1

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  1

Herring Gull  1

Great Blue Heron  2

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  3

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Carolina Wren  2

Wood Thrush  1

American Robin  2

White-throated Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  1

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird  5

Common Grackle  8

Yellow Warbler  1

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  8

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171954965

Houghton Garden, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 30, 2024 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Part of BBC trip to Hammond Pond, led by David Scott

16 species

Mallard  4

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  1

Blue Jay  1

Tree Swallow  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Gray Catbird  1

American Robin  5

White-throated Sparrow  12

Song Sparrow  1

Swamp Sparrow  1

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Northern Parula  2    Seen and heard.

Palm Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  12

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171954976

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