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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With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics

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