Boston Public Garden, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 16, 2019 6:30 AM – 9:15 AM
Comments:    BBC trip on a beautiful sunny day, started at 51 degrees but warmed up quickly
37 species (+1 other taxa)
Mute Swan  2    domestic
Mallard  23    with 6 ducklings
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  28
Mourning Dove  2
Chimney Swift  13
gull sp.  11
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Peregrine Falcon  1    interacting with a gull sp for a split second.  Heard first and saw the bird flying away.
Least Flycatcher  1
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  2
Veery  1
Swainson’s Thrush  1
Hermit Thrush  1    late
American Robin  7
Gray Catbird  19
European Starling  1
American Goldfinch  2
White-throated Sparrow  17
Baltimore Oriole  2
Common Grackle  3
Ovenbird  4
Black-and-white Warbler  3
Nashville Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  23    conservative count; they were everywhere
American Redstart  2
Cape May Warbler  1
Northern Parula  9
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  18
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  1
House Sparrow  X
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56372138

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