Olmsted Park–Ward Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 9, 2025 7:09 AM – 8:04 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.848 mile(s)

16 species

Mute Swan  2

Mallard  2

American Black Duck  1

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  6

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Blue Jay  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  2

American Robin  4

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Common Grackle  6

Northern Parula  2

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237070366

Jamaica Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 9, 2025 8:04 AM – 9:11 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.988 mile(s)

26 species

Canada Goose  6

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  3

Ruddy Duck  2

Chimney Swift  15

Spotted Sandpiper  2

American Herring Gull  2

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  1

Warbling Vireo  3

Blue Jay  2

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  12

Barn Swallow  4

European Starling  4

American Robin  4

American Goldfinch  2

Baltimore Oriole  5

Red-winged Blackbird  2

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  4

Northern Parula  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Scarlet Tanager  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237070409

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