Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 9, 2024 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC bird walk Fresh Pond
28 species
Canada Goose 17
Mallard 8
Ring-necked Duck 47
Hooded Merganser 2
Ruddy Duck 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 11
Mourning Dove 6
American Herring Gull 5
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
European Starling 33
American Robin 16
Cedar Waxwing 6
House Sparrow 6
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 9
Dark-eyed Junco 4
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S203222910
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