Cold Spring Park, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 6, 2025 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC trip, led by David Scott. Few migrants, but at least the rain stopped in time for the trip.
29 species
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1 heard
Merlin 1 Perching in wetland next to Beaconwood
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1 heard
Tree Swallow 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Gray Catbird 5
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 10
American Goldfinch 5
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 2
Ovenbird 2
Blue-winged Warbler 1 Singing from swamp near Beaconwood
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2 heard
Northern Parula 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S233995737
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