Cold Spring Park, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 13, 2025 6:53 AM – 8:46 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.26 mile(s)
32 species
Mourning Dove 1
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Northern House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
Gray Catbird 7
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 14
American Goldfinch 3
Chipping Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Baltimore Oriole 6
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 3
Ovenbird 2
Common Yellowthroat 4
Hooded Warbler 1 Found this morning by Jacob Hesterman and Chris Dalton. Singing from behind the ball field, no visuals but should have a recording
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 3
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237660205
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