Cold Spring Park, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 5, 2021 6:04 AM – 9:34 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC walk
48 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose  5
Mallard  7
duck sp.  1    Diving duck flyover thing. Appeared medium sized.
Mourning Dove  4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1    Seen in swamp after others left
Solitary Sandpiper  1    Odd. In the puddles on the basketball courts and baseball diamond.
Great Horned Owl  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  5
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  2
Blue-headed Vireo  3
Blue Jay  7
Fish Crow  4    Calling flyovers
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
House Wren  3
Carolina Wren  4
European Starling  17
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  1
Veery  1    Heard at baseball after others left.
Hermit Thrush  4
American Robin  12
House Sparrow  10
House Finch  6
American Goldfinch  3
Chipping Sparrow  6
White-throated Sparrow  10
Savannah Sparrow  6    At baseball after others left
Song Sparrow  4
Swamp Sparrow  2    In the swamp after others left
Baltimore Oriole  2
Red-winged Blackbird  5
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Rusty Blackbird  1    Soccer field, a good last bird
Common Grackle  8
Ovenbird  1    Three bridges
Northern Waterthrush  1    Seen in swamp after others left
Black-and-white Warbler  6
Nashville Warbler  3    All at baseball
Northern Parula  6
Palm Warbler  5
Pine Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  40    Very numerous
Northern Cardinal  4
passerine sp.  1    Possible LEFL, heard poorly from the swamp
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S87268519

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