Boston Public Garden, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 13, 2021 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC Walk; 54 degrees and glorious sunshine!
34 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  5
Mallard  35    includes 7 ducklings
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  16
Chimney Swift  13    may be undercounted
gull sp.  7
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  29    This flock arrived all at the same time; it was notable as they streamed in
European Starling  5
American Robin  9
House Sparrow  25
Purple Finch  1    female
American Goldfinch  7
Chipping Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  11
Savannah Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  1
Common Grackle  9
Black-and-white Warbler  6
Tennessee Warbler  1
Nashville Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  1
Cape May Warbler  1
Northern Parula  3
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  3
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  25
Prairie Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1    female
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