Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
11-Nov-2023 07:00 – 09:00
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC Bird Walk, Fresh Pond
33 species
Canada Goose  19
Mute Swan  2
Mallard  5
Ring-necked Duck  17
Hooded Merganser  8
Ruddy Duck  4
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3
Mourning Dove  2
Herring Gull  3
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  4
Northern Flicker  2
Blue Jay  13
American Crow  4
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  5    A group of ruby-crowned kinglets foraging together in Lusitania Meadow.  Also seen were Golden-crowned kinglets.  The RCKI were clearly ID’ed by multiple birders and the ruby crown was vivid on several within the group.  No photo, but we tried!
Golden-crowned Kinglet  5
White-breasted Nuthatch  5
Brown Creeper  1
European Starling  16
American Robin  19
House Sparrow  6
Pine Siskin  5
American Goldfinch  7
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Song Sparrow  4
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Brown-headed Cowbird  1    Surprising to find this bird, but ID’ed by this photo (by Jason Forbes)
Common Grackle  4
Northern Cardinal  5
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