Danehy Park, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 2, 2019 7:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Comments:    BBC & MBC joint trip led by Karsten Hartel
36 species
Mourning Dove  3
Herring Gull  3
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Peregrine Falcon (North American)  1
Eastern Phoebe  3
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1
Marsh Wren  1
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  5
Gray Catbird  3
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  5
House Sparrow  1
House Finch  6
American Goldfinch  3
Chipping Sparrow  15
Clay-colored Sparrow  1    With group of Chipping Sparrows.  Pale with gray nape.  Seen by some of the group.
White-crowned Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  2
Savannah Sparrow  5
Song Sparrow  8
Swamp Sparrow  2
Eastern Towhee  1
Red-winged Blackbird  5
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Nashville Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
Northern Cardinal  5
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