Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 13, 2024 7:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC Bird Walk at Fresh Pond
35 species
Canada Goose 9
Mallard 4
American Black Duck 2
Green-winged Teal 1
Ring-necked Duck 39
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 11
Mourning Dove 4
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull (American) 5
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 13
American Crow 4
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Carolina Wren 5
Gray Catbird 1
American Robin 4
House Sparrow 3
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 4
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 5
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