Arnold Arboretum, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 4, 2024 8:00 AM – 9:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Bussey Brook Marsh/meadow, BBC walk, sun and clouds 48
20 species
Mourning Dove 3
Ring-billed Gull 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Warbling Vireo 3
Blue Jay 4
Carolina Wren 1
Gray Catbird 2
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 10
American Goldfinch 3
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Baltimore Oriole 5
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 10
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 3
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171957209
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