Hammond Pond, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
28-Apr-2023 07:00 – 07:45
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC walk, led by David Scott. Beautiful morning, sunny, but relatively few migrants.
18 species
Canada Goose  12
Mute Swan  1
Mallard  3
Great Blue Heron  3    2 flew over just before the walk started
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
American Robin  6
American Goldfinch  2
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  3
Common Grackle  5
Palm Warbler  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S135333177
Houghton Garden, Newton. 07:45 – 08:15
Canada Goose  2
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  4
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
Tree Swallow  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Gray Catbird  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  4
Northern Cardinal  1    Heard only
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S135333172

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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