Allen’s Pond WS, Bristol, Massachusetts, US
May 17, 2026 7:45 AM – 12:05 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club Walk – Allen’s Pond WS – Leader Nick Paulson. Warm to hot, sunny, low wind to start.
66 species
Canada Goose 4
Mute Swan 4
Gadwall 1
Mallard 5
Mourning Dove 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Killdeer 5
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Willet (Eastern) 20
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Sanderling 1
Dunlin 80
Least Sandpiper 15
Semipalmated Sandpiper 5
Ring-billed Gull 1
American Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Common Tern 30
Double-crested Cormorant 25
Glossy Ibis 5
Snowy Egret 6
Great Egret 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 10
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Willow Flycatcher 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
Eastern Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 4
Tree Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 18
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Northern House Wren 1
European Starling 4
Gray Catbird 13
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 12
House Sparrow 5
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 5
Seaside Sparrow (Atlantic) 5 2 separate pairs. Another calling.
Saltmarsh Sparrow 15
Savannah Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 6
Eastern Towhee 2
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 6
Ovenbird 3
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Northern Yellow Warbler 20
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S342014569
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