Boston Public Garden, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 10, 2018 6:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC Walk, 53 degrees, cloudy with light fog. 15 core group but 5 others intersected with us during the walk
35 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 2 Residents: Romeo and Juliet
Mallard 9
Great Cormorant 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
gull sp. 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 5
Downy Woodpecker 1
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Veery 1
American Robin 7
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling 5
Ovenbird 2
Blue-winged Warbler 1 seen by others
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Nashville Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Parula 5
Yellow Warbler 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
White-throated Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 1 female
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle X
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow X
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45939458
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