Lost Pond Reservation, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 19, 2026 7:57 AM – 9:53 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.215 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC walk lead by Ben Peters
The four of us enjoyed a cool, misty morning along the mile+ of trails. An early stop by the pond platform was highlighted by a flyby Great Blue Heron and a pair of Barred Owl hooting from off in the woods. Further down the trail we encountered the first of many singing Ruby-crowned Kinglets, a flock of Palm Warblers, and a Red-bellied Woodpecker poking its head out of a nest cavity. An early Blue-headed Vireo put in an appearance along with many singing White-throated Sparrows and a skulky Hermit Thrush. On the grassy hill we watched a young Red-tailed Hawk be mobbed by several Blue Jays and Flickers, and had a Rusty Blackbird fly over. Finally after some scrambling up the rocky hill we were treated to a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker before closing out with a (slightly wet) walk back to the entrance.
30 species
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 3
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Barred Owl 2 Pair hooting together from the woods near the pond
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Somehow a first for the reservation? Female calling in the woods near the top of the rocky hill behind the transfer station
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 5
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
European Starling 3
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 9
American Goldfinch 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
White-throated Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 5
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Rusty Blackbird 1 Flyover seen from the grassy hill, calling. Landed near the top of a distant tree for a minute before dropping down into the woods
Common Grackle 4
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S324193977
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