Cold Spring Park, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 11, 2019 7:30 AM – 10:05 AM
Comments:    It was a bright, clear day. About 60 degrees at the start of the trip. It was strange to dip on Red-Eyed Vireo for the first time since I’ve been running this trip. No flycatchers were recorded, either.
41 species
Canada Goose  2
Mallard  4
Mourning Dove  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  3
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Warbling Vireo  4
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  1
Common Raven  1
Black-capped Chickadee  6
Tufted Titmouse  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
Wood Thrush  2
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  1
American Goldfinch  5
Chipping Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  6
Swamp Sparrow  1
Baltimore Oriole  4
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  3
Ovenbird  2
Black-and-white Warbler  4
Common Yellowthroat  2
Northern Parula  1
Yellow Warbler  5
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  3
Prairie Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  3
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
House Sparrow  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56179702

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