Arlington Reservoir, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
14-Apr-2024 07:02 – 08:57
Protocol: Traveling
1.17 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Menotomy and BBC bird walk. 20 people at the outset.
34 species (+1 other taxa)
Mallard 5
American Black Duck 2
Green-winged Teal 5
Bufflehead 3
Ruddy Duck 18
Mourning Dove 4
Killdeer 4
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1 caught food. Probably a squirrel.
hawk sp. 3 just wasn’t sure. My first impression was osprey. 3 bird cirling in the sun direction. I couldn’t see any red on the tails. Fair mount of patterning on the under wing. Maybe dark shoulders, but I just wasn’t confident of ID.
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
European Starling 3
American Robin 13
House Sparrow 4
American Goldfinch 11
Chipping Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 7
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 7
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S168657337
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SUPPORT ENDANGERED SPECIES THIS TAX SEASON!
Support the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program! The Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program is responsible for the conservation and protection of hundreds of species that are not hunted, fished, trapped, or commercially [...]
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We are sad to learn of the passing of Brookline Bird Club member Dennis Oliver on April 7. Dennis played a big part in the club, serving on the board from 1984 to 2006. The [...]
SUPPORT ENDANGERED SPECIES THIS TAX SEASON!
Support the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program! The Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program is responsible for the conservation and protection of hundreds of species that are not hunted, fished, trapped, or commercially [...]
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