Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 19, 2025 6:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC trip, led by David Scott. Windy conditions made it challenging to see most of what we were hearing
30 species
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 6
Red-breasted Merganser 1 female
Ruddy Duck 5
Chimney Swift 50 At least. Large flocks feeding at the Ice Rink Woods and at the Peninsula. Terrific display
Spotted Sandpiper 2
American Herring Gull 1
Barred Owl 1 Pines at the Ice Rink Woods.
Downy Woodpecker 3
Eastern Kingbird 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1 heard
Blue Jay 3
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 2
American Robin 2
House Sparrow 5
Baltimore Oriole 2
Common Grackle 2
Common Yellowthroat 2 heard
American Redstart 4
Northern Parula 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 1 heard
Yellow Warbler 1 heard
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Singing at Ice Rink Woods
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S240386323
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