Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 23, 2024 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC Bird Walk at Fresh Pond
38 species
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 6
Mourning Dove 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 4
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Green Heron 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 9
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 6
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 9
Barn Swallow 5
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 7
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 15
Cedar Waxwing 8
House Sparrow 6
American Goldfinch 3
Song Sparrow 13
Baltimore Oriole 5
Red-winged Blackbird 11
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 9
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 4
Yellow Warbler 7
Northern Cardinal 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S176621198
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