Alewife Brook Reservation, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Mar 16, 2025 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Protocol: Traveling

0.18 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip.  party size is approximate.  didn’t pay close attention to non-woodcock birds given the large group size and the relatively early darkness due to overcast skies.

5 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  14

Mallard/American Black Duck  2    flying in poor light

American Woodcock  4    possibly 5.  No aerial displays, but one was peent-ing in the grass for a while.

American Robin  3

Song Sparrow  1

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S219177197

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