Cold Spring Park, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 17, 2022 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott. Relatively few migrants, even in the depths of the swamp
35 species
Mallard  3
Mourning Dove  1
Chimney Swift  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Least Flycatcher  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  3
Eastern Kingbird  1
Warbling Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  1
Tufted Titmouse  1
Gray Catbird  3
American Robin  5
Cedar Waxwing  15
American Goldfinch  2
Chipping Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  1
Baltimore Oriole  4
Red-winged Blackbird  3
Common Grackle  6
Ovenbird  1    Heard only
Common Yellowthroat  1
American Redstart  1
Northern Parula  1    Heard only
Yellow Warbler  5
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1    Heard only
Pine Warbler  1    Heard only
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1    Heard only
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S110623913

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