Franklin Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Apr 24, 2022 8:18 AM – 10:18 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.4 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Bird walk co-sponsored by Brookline Bird Club, Franklin Park Coalition, and Emerald Necklace Bird Club, led by Justine Hanson and Mike Bryant. Cool with temps in 40s and a chilly breeze. Bird activity slow to start.

23 species

Canada Goose  12

Mallard  5

Wild Turkey  2    On the golf course

Mourning Dove  1

Herring Gull  2

Double-crested Cormorant  3

Osprey  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1    Pursuing a Mourning Dove, unsuccessfully

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2    Heard only

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker  2    One seen, one heard

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  2    Heard only

American Robin  14

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  1

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Common Grackle  5

Palm Warbler  1    Brief glimpses, not seen by everyone

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S107935550