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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