Franklin Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 18, 2021 8:11 AM – 10:11 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC walk with 8 participants. Scarboro Hill & Pond. Sunny, cool, 40s, NW wind.
26 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  12
Mallard  6
Mourning Dove  3
shorebird sp.  1    Flyover at Scarboro Pond. Likely Spotted Sandpiper. Didn’t touch down & headed toward Forest Hills Cemetery.
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Eastern Screech-Owl  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Northern Flicker  5
Blue Jay  4
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  6
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  3
Carolina Wren  2
European Starling  2
American Robin  25
House Sparrow  5
American Goldfinch  4
Chipping Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  3
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Common Grackle  8
Palm Warbler  1
Pine Warbler  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S85863023

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