Lost Pond Reservation, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 21, 2024 8:07 AM – 9:54 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.89 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC walk around Lost Pond Reservation, led by Ben Peters
30 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 5
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
falcon sp. 1 annoyingly brief views as it flew over into the transfer station, nothing identifiable
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 12
Tree Swallow 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 3
American Robin 15
House Sparrow 4
Purple Finch 1 Female feeding in a tree along transfer station drive
American Goldfinch 5
Song Sparrow 12
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Common Grackle 1
Palm Warbler 5
Pine Warbler 4
Northern Cardinal 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S169707136
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