Arlington Reservoir, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 17, 2024 7:58 AM – 9:43 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.18 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC and Menotomy Bird Club walk, about 10 participants (forgot to count). Earlyish Eastern Phoebe and Tree Swallows.
31 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose 19
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 8
American Black Duck 6
Green-winged Teal 15
Bufflehead 15
Ruddy Duck 20
Mourning Dove 2
Killdeer 7
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Sharp-shinned/Cooper’s Hawk 1
Buteo sp. 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 5
European Starling 25
American Robin 6
House Sparrow 7
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Song Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 5
Northern Cardinal 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S165331306
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