Charles River Bike Path–Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 1, 2025 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Waltham Land Trust, Brookline Bird Club, Menotomy Bird club annual “Duck Walk” along Charles River Waltham. Saw 4 different diving ducks, Black Ducks, Mallards, Canada Geese & perching birds. Overcast, one very quick sprinkle, mild.
20 species
Canada Goose 4 3 were banded.
Mallard 15
American Black Duck 2
Ring-necked Duck 20
Lesser Scaup 3
Bufflehead 5
Common Goldeneye 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Ring-billed Gull 40
Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 9
Northern Cardinal 1
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