Boston Public Garden, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 29, 2021 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    49 degrees, slightly foggy
34 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  6
Mallard  14
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  26
Mourning Dove  2
gull sp.  4
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  16    Accurate count
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
European Starling  5
Gray Catbird  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  11
House Sparrow  16
American Goldfinch  6
Chipping Sparrow  7
Field Sparrow  1    Seem in the area of the island; also singing
Dark-eyed Junco  2
White-throated Sparrow  20
Song Sparrow  7
Swamp Sparrow  3
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Common Grackle  6
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Northern Parula  1
Yellow Warbler  1
Palm Warbler  3
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S86864301

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Upcoming Field Trips

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Summer Solstice Saunter

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