Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 26, 2024 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC trip, led by David Scott
28 species
Canada Goose 15 one set of goslings
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 9
Ring-necked Duck 3
Ruddy Duck 35 Flock of 18 near the peninsula, and another flock on the far shore
Mourning Dove 1
Herring Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 8
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1 heard
Tree Swallow 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Remarkable threat display, when squirrels were close by, never seen it before
European Starling 2
American Robin 8
House Sparrow 4
Chipping Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1 heard
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Palm Warbler 3
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S170610956
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