Fenway Victory Gardens, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 25, 2024 7:01 AM – 8:51 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.606 mile(s)
26 species
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 8
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 8
Herring Gull 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Least Flycatcher 1 High in a Willow, also seen by others
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Seen high with Least Flycatcher: long, bent tail, line above the eye
House Wren 1
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 10
Cedar Waxwing 12
House Sparrow 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 13
Song Sparrow 4
Baltimore Oriole 5
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 16
Ovenbird 1
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S177250377
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Hellcat at Parker River NWR
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Arlington Reservoir
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