Arlington Reservoir, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
15-Oct-2023 07:29 – 09:37
Protocol: Traveling
0.92 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC and Menotomy bird club bird walk, plus next door Lexington community farm. At least 15 people
33 species
Canada Goose  11
Mute Swan  11
Mallard  20
American Black Duck  1
Green-winged Teal  15
Hooded Merganser  4
Ruddy Duck  1
Mourning Dove  1
Killdeer  4
Pectoral Sandpiper  3
Solitary Sandpiper  2    Continuing
Lesser Yellowlegs  8    Careful count, continues
Great Blue Heron  3
Turkey Vulture  3
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  5
Black-capped Chickadee  X
Tufted Titmouse  X
White-breasted Nuthatch  X
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  10
House Sparrow  8
House Finch  2
Chipping Sparrow  2
Savannah Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  8
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Common Grackle  15
Palm Warbler  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler  20
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S152530895

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