Arlington Reservoir, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 18, 2025 7:21 AM – 9:26 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.433 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC and Menotomy bird club about 12 of us.
Thought I saw a peregrine but not certain.
29 species
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 14
American Black Duck 4
Green-winged Teal 13
Ruddy Duck 3
Mourning Dove 8
Killdeer 17
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 6
House Sparrow 15
American Pipit 4
House Finch 12
American Goldfinch 5
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S280339472
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