Franklin Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 3, 2024 7:02 AM – 9:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.762 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC walk. A Steller’s Sea-eagle and Andean Condor made appearances at the end.
29 species
Mourning Dove 2
Ring-billed Gull 2
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 6
Peregrine Falcon 1 Hunting on the Playstead
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 2
Blue Jay 6
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 15
Gray Catbird 3
American Robin 15
House Sparrow 6
American Goldfinch 4
Chipping Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 6
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 4
Common Grackle 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 12
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171955989
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