Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 20, 2024 6:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC trip, led by David Scott
31 species
Canada Goose 18
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 40
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Herring Gull 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 heard
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 1 heard
Blue-headed Vireo 1 Seen and heard. Late
Warbling Vireo 1 heard
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 1
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 1
American Robin 2
House Sparrow 5
American Goldfinch 2
Baltimore Oriole 1 heard
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 3
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1 heard
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S176621014
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