Boston Nature Center Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Oct 26, 2024 8:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC walk – sunny day, light wind, 46-61 degrees
40 species
Canada Goose 105
Wild Turkey 19 7 turkeys walking along the brook; 12 ( females with young) in the community garden
Mourning Dove 6
Killdeer 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
American Herring Gull 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 3
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 6
European Starling 25
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 200
House Finch 4
Purple Finch 4 4 in the Meadow in the same tree.
American Goldfinch 10
Field Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 5
White-throated Sparrow 12
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 15
Swamp Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 95
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Northern Cardinal 6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S200439254
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