Danehy Park, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 12, 2016 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
Comments: BBC & MBC Danehy Park, Cambridge,- Leader Karsten Hartel; None of the participants saw or herd all of the species to my knowledge. We were joind by Jeremiah Trimble who heard several species that others may have missed (Screech-Owl, Blackpoll Warbler, and Swamp Sparrow)
35 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 4
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Herring Gull 5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 11
Eastern Screech-Owl 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 6
Nashville Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) 1
Chipping Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 10
White-throated Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Common Grackle 20
House Finch 10
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 12
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
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