Franklin Park–Scarboro Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Mar 29, 2025 8:13 AM – 10:12 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.155 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Overcast/Cloudy, 39°

25 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  6

Wood Duck  3

Mallard  19

Mourning Dove  4

American Herring Gull  1

gull sp.  3

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Great Horned Owl  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  5

Downy Woodpecker  2

Hairy Woodpecker  2

Eastern Phoebe  4

Blue Jay  5

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  9

Tufted Titmouse  6

Golden-crowned Kinglet  3

White-breasted Nuthatch  3

European Starling  2

American Robin  30

Song Sparrow  2

Red-winged Blackbird  7

Common Grackle  3

Pine Warbler  1    Foraging at the edge of a pond at the base of a tree

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S221658471

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Upcoming Field Trips

Westboro Wildlife Management Area

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Chandler Pond, Brighton

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Birding by Ear: Spring Migration

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Weston Station Pond Rookery

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