Lake Quannapowitt, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 3, 2024 8:19 AM – 9:01 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.29 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC Trip Led by: Dave Williams – The Lakes of Wakefield and Lynnfield 6 of us had a beautiful crisp morning with a nice variety of waterfowl throughout our morning
Mostly Stationary and walking a small area of cemetery
18 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 8
duck sp. 1
Mourning Dove 2
Ring-billed Gull 7
American Herring Gull 4
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 4
Carolina Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 9
House Sparrow 1
House Finch 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 14
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 4
new world sparrow sp. 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S201535984
Crystal Lake, Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 3, 2024 9:11 AM – 9:56 AM
Mostly stationary with walking to scope from points
26 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 19
Mute Swan 4
Wood Duck 52 Conservative
Mallard 78
American Black Duck 2
Ring-necked Duck 32
Bufflehead 10
Hooded Merganser 6
duck sp. 1 Northern shoveler x Mallard possibly
Mourning Dove 4
Ring-billed Gull 2
American Herring Gull 2
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 4
American Goldfinch 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 1
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S201535982
Lynnfield Marsh–Audubon Rd. and Edgewater, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 3, 2024 10:27 AM – 11:23 AM
Mostly Stationary with some walking
27 species
Canada Goose 54
Mute Swan 6
American Wigeon 1
Mallard 25
American Black Duck 15
Northern Pintail 5 2 male
Green-winged Teal (American) 33 Conservative / Not unusual here
Mourning Dove 4
American Coot 9
Killdeer 3
Ring-billed Gull 3
American Herring Gull 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 1
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
European Starling 4
American Robin 4
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 1
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 2
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S201535980
Suntaug Lake, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 3, 2024 11:38 AM – 11:57 AM
15 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 9
Mute Swan 23
Gadwall 4
Mallard 9
Ring-necked Duck 12
Greater/Lesser Scaup 9
Bufflehead 18
Common Merganser (North American) 2
Mourning Dove 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
American Herring Gull 5
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Carolina Wren 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 1
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S201535978
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