Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 25, 2025 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC trip, led by David Scott. Overcast, difficult light. Lots of birds, most of them were Yellow-rumped Warblers.
24 species
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 3
Common Merganser 3 One male, two females
Ruddy Duck 20 Estimate. Birds scattered across the reservoir
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 4
Killdeer 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1 Common here, bit early?
American Herring Gull 4
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Northern Flicker 1 heard
Blue-headed Vireo 2 Saw one, heard another
Blue Jay 4
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 4
Tree Swallow 1
American Robin 6
American Goldfinch 3
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 2
Common Grackle 1
Northern Parula 1 heard
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 30
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S229385650
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