Neponset River Trail, Milton US-MA 42.27070, -71.06589, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US

Apr 19, 2025 8:41 AM – 11:16 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.808 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Cloudy. High 60s and low 70s. Light breeze at times.

34 species

Canada Goose  4

Mallard  3

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2

Mourning Dove  6

American Herring Gull  5

Double-crested Cormorant  11

Glossy Ibis  41    Flew in and landed on the mud flats. Long curved bill

Black-crowned Night Heron  1

Snowy Egret  1

Osprey  1

Sharp-shinned Hawk  3

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  4    1 female

Northern Flicker  2

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  10

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  1

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  5

American Robin  12

House Sparrow  3

House Finch  4

American Goldfinch  6

White-throated Sparrow  1

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  3

Swamp Sparrow  2

Red-winged Blackbird  12    1 female

Common Grackle  24

Northern Cardinal  4    1 female

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S227043091

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