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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May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career

Black Birders’ Week 2021

May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career

Black Birders’ Week 2021

May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career

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Upcoming Field Trips

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