Charles River Esplanade, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 15, 2024 7:15 AM – 8:23 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.472 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Overall typical resident breeding birds except a nightjar.
21 species
Canada Goose 45 15 chicks
Mallard 5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Mourning Dove 2
Chuck-will’s-widow 1 Large nightjar, grackle size, modeled buff, brown, and black; very long wings, extending out over the back and crossing; no white visible on bird; very rumpled appearance overall. Photo.
Chimney Swift 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Herring Gull 12
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Double-crested Cormorant 16
Warbling Vireo 3
Tree Swallow 1
European Starling 11
Gray Catbird 2
American Robin 2
House Sparrow 15
American Goldfinch 1
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 3
Common Yellowthroat 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174982451
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