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

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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