Lake Quannapowitt, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 1, 2026 8:02 AM – 9:24 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.365 mile(s)
24 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 11
Hooded Merganser 1
Mourning Dove 5
Ring-billed Gull 8
American Herring Gull 50
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Sharp-shinned/Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 2
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 50
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 23
House Sparrow 7
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 4
Dark-eyed Junco 10
Song Sparrow 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S408379110
Crystal Lake, Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 1, 2026 9:31 AM – 10:43 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.268 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC trip led by Dave Williams.
22 species
Canada Goose 21
Mute Swan 4
Wood Duck 11
Mallard 6
Redhead 1 Non-breeding male. Yellow eye. Black nail on the bill. Darker back feathers. Bigger than the adjacent RNDU. Seen from 42.48934° N, 71.07389° W. Video to be added.
Ring-necked Duck 105
Lesser Scaup 2
Common Gallinule 1 An eagle-eyed online observer noticed this bird within video footage shared. Immature associating with an American Coot, making this the second rarity for the lake! First Wakefield record since 1994. Video included.
American Coot 2
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 3
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S408379115
Lynnfield Marsh–Audubon Rd. and Edgewater, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 1, 2026 11:10 AM – 11:38 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.383 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC Walk led by Dave Williams.
8 species
Canada Goose 3
Mute Swan 2
Northern Shoveler 1
Mallard 5
American Black Duck 4
Green-winged Teal 1
American Coot 5
Pied-billed Grebe 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S408379121
Suntaug Lake, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 1, 2026 11:50 AM – 12:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
20 species
Canada Goose 37
Mute Swan 8
Mallard 2
Green-winged Teal 6
Ring-necked Duck 14
Bufflehead 3
Hooded Merganser 3
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 7
Tufted Titmouse 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
European Starling 15
American Robin 11
Dark-eyed Junco 6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S408379127
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