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
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S154997271

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

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