Draw Seven SP, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 16, 2024 7:30 AM – 9:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club New Members walk at Draw 7 State Park, sunny, clear and cold, minimal wind.
20 species
Canada Goose 28
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 1
American Black Duck 6
Bufflehead 6
Common Goldeneye 4
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 16
Mourning Dove 3
Ring-billed Gull 3
American Herring Gull 14
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Double-crested Cormorant 60
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
European Starling 22
Northern Mockingbird 2
House Sparrow 9
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Song Sparrow 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S203222913
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