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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