Fresh Pond, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 13, 2021 6:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC- Fresh Pond Reservation Cambridge- Thomas Michel- Lusitania Field to Black’s Nook and back, then a quick drive to Cambridge Water Facility to see GHOW nest
31 species
Canada Goose  17
Mallard  5
Hooded Merganser  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5
Mourning Dove  4
Ring-billed Gull  3
Herring Gull  5
Osprey  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Great Horned Owl  2    nesting site near Cambridge Water Treatment Facility, ongoing
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  8
Northern Flicker  2
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  3
Tree Swallow  14
Brown Creeper  1
Carolina Wren  5
European Starling  5
American Robin  19
House Sparrow  6
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  7
White-throated Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  11
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Common Grackle  8
Pine Warbler  4
Northern Cardinal  8
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S85468114

Fri Oct 25 Fall meeting!

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Fri Oct 25 Fall meeting!

The Brookline Bird Club invites you to our Hybrid (Live+Zoom) Fall Meeting on Friday October 25, 2024 from 7pm-9pm, with a social hour beginning at 6:30pm. It will feature a presentation on the dazzling Resplendent Quetzal you

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Fri Oct 25 Fall meeting!

The Brookline Bird Club invites you to our Hybrid (Live+Zoom) Fall Meeting on Friday October 25, 2024 from 7pm-9pm, with a social hour beginning at 6:30pm. It will feature a presentation on the dazzling Resplendent Quetzal you

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Upcoming Field Trips

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    Bear Creek is an upland sanctuary built on the WINWaste (formerly Wheelabrator) landfill at the northeast corner of Rumney Marsh in Saugus and Revere. Access information is below. Wear waterproof walking shoes and be prepared to hike 3 – 4 miles. The property is mostly very open, so be prepared for sun, wind and weather.

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