Gore Place, Waltham MA, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 9, 2026 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Unpredictable New England weather rain forecast changed from noon to earlier. Folks were registered so a message went out this morning that the trip was cancelled. Leah of Gore Pl comes all the way from Southborough, so I told her not to bother. Living in Waltham I went to the meeting location where 7 of the 11 registrants actually did show up either because they were fazed about the weather or hadn’t picked up the message.
21 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 4
Mallard 5 2 in the pond & 3 fly over.
Mourning Dove 2
Killdeer 1
gull sp. 1 Fly over most probably a Herring Gull.
Great Blue Heron 1 Fly over.
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Warbling Vireo 2
Blue Jay 5
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 6 may be an undercount.
American Robin 6
House Sparrow 10
American Goldfinch 1 Heard only.
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Baltimore Oriole 3
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 4
Common Yellowthroat 1 Heard only.
Northern Yellow Warbler 1 Heard only.
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Heard only.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S337292251
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