Cold Spring Park, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
09-May-2023 07:00 – 08:30
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC Trip, led by David Scott. Quite quiet for this time of year, and we heard more than we saw
30 species
Mallard  2
Mourning Dove  4
Common Loon  2    Migrating overhead, separately
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker  1    Heard only
Great Crested Flycatcher  2    Saw one in the swamp, another calling by the dog field
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  2
Gray Catbird  2
American Robin  2
American Goldfinch  2
Chipping Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  5
Song Sparrow  2
Baltimore Oriole  1    Heard only
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  3
Ovenbird  1    Heard only
Black-and-white Warbler  3
Common Yellowthroat  1
Northern Parula  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1    Heard only
Palm Warbler  2
Pine Warbler  2    Heard only
Yellow-rumped Warbler  5
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S136802311

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