Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 8, 2025 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC Bird Walk at Fresh Pond
32 species
Canada Goose 11
Mallard 8
Common Merganser 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5
Mourning Dove 2
American Herring Gull 4
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 5
American Robin 25
House Sparrow 11
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 5
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 8
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Common Grackle 7
Northern Cardinal 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S223992589
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