Cold Spring Park, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 5, 2021 6:04 AM – 9:34 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk

48 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  5

Mallard  7

duck sp.  1    Diving duck flyover thing. Appeared medium sized.

Mourning Dove  4

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1    Seen in swamp after others left

Solitary Sandpiper  1    Odd. In the puddles on the basketball courts and baseball diamond.

Great Horned Owl  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  5

Hairy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  2

Blue-headed Vireo  3

Blue Jay  7

Fish Crow  4    Calling flyovers

Black-capped Chickadee  8

Tufted Titmouse  4

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3

White-breasted Nuthatch  4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2

House Wren  3

Carolina Wren  4

European Starling  17

Gray Catbird  4

Northern Mockingbird  1

Veery  1    Heard at baseball after others left.

Hermit Thrush  4

American Robin  12

House Sparrow  10

House Finch  6

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  6

White-throated Sparrow  10

Savannah Sparrow  6    At baseball after others left

Song Sparrow  4

Swamp Sparrow  2    In the swamp after others left

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  5

Brown-headed Cowbird  4

Rusty Blackbird  1    Soccer field, a good last bird

Common Grackle  8

Ovenbird  1    Three bridges

Northern Waterthrush  1    Seen in swamp after others left

Black-and-white Warbler  6

Nashville Warbler  3    All at baseball

Northern Parula  6

Palm Warbler  5

Pine Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  40    Very numerous

Northern Cardinal  4

passerine sp.  1    Possible LEFL, heard poorly from the swamp

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S87268519