Arlington Reservoir, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 13, 2024 7:29 AM – 9:28 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.12 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: 7 or 8 people, rain, great cormorant
26 species
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 21
Green-winged Teal 11
Ruddy Duck 2
Killdeer 8
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Great Cormorant 1 Clear white in throat contrasting with yellow on lower bill. White belly. Vaguely stripy throat
Great Blue Heron 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Carolina Wren 2
American Robin 3
House Sparrow 2
American Goldfinch 6
Chipping Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 11
Common Grackle 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 32
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S199694728
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