Boston Public Garden, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 5, 2022 6:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC walk 53 degrees, bright sunshine, almost no wind
27 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  4
Mallard  23
American Black Duck  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  35
Herring Gull  9
Double-crested Cormorant  15
Downy Woodpecker  2
Least Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  1
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  1
crow sp.  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
European Starling  7
Gray Catbird  2
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  14
Cedar Waxwing  30
House Sparrow  X
American Goldfinch  2
White-throated Sparrow  17
Baltimore Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  6
Yellow Warbler  1
Palm Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  16
Northern Cardinal  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S110862546

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Plum Island

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    We will be walking the North Pool dike as well as visiting other spots. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.

  • Barretts Mill Farmland

    Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United States

    This is often a great place for fall sparrows including Savannah, Field, and White-crowned, as well as Pipit and occasional Dickcissel. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair! If the weather doens't look good, contact the leader to check status.

  • Hellcat at Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United States

    During the past few years the refuge has opened the dike to hiking during National Wildlife Refuge Week. We will plan to do that hike if the dike is again open this year. Otherwise we hike the boardwalk and normal dike area.

  • Arlington Reservoir

    Lexington - Arlington Reservoir 210 Lowell Street, Arlington, MA, United States

    In the fall water levels are lowered creating good conditions for ducks and shorebirds. We will also visit the adjacent Lexington community farm. Birds are found feasting on the remains of the crops planted there. We will walk about a mile on wide paths and some uneven ground (possibly muddy). Note that the reservoir area [...]

  • Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

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