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
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Birding Sketch Crawl – Fall Series
Leader's ChoiceCome and bird/sketch favorite patches around Essex and Middlesex Counties.
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Plum Island
Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United StatesWe will be walking the North Pool dike as well as visiting other spots. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.
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Barretts Mill Farmland
Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United StatesThis is often a great place for fall sparrows including Savannah, Field, and White-crowned, as well as Pipit and occasional Dickcissel. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair! If the weather doens't look good, contact the leader to check status.
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Hellcat at Parker River NWR
Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United StatesDuring the past few years the refuge has opened the dike to hiking during National Wildlife Refuge Week. We will plan to do that hike if the dike is again open this year. Otherwise we hike the boardwalk and normal dike area.
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
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