Hammond Pond, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 29, 2022 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott. Cold! 40F
27 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  8
Mute Swan  1
Wood Duck  4
Mallard  1
Herring Gull  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Sharp-shinned/Cooper’s Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  4
Common Raven  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Tree Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
American Robin  6
American Goldfinch  3
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  5
Common Grackle  6
Palm Warbler  4
Yellow-rumped Warbler  10
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S108412972
Houghton Garden, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 29, 2022 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Part of BBC Hammond Pond trip
7 species
Mallard  1
Great Horned Owl  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  2
Common Raven  1    Intense stand-off with the Great Horned Owl.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S108412993

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