Magazine Beach Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 24, 2026 8:21 AM – 10:33 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.441 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Black Birders Week Walk 26′
27 species (+3 other taxa)
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type) 10 Noisy as per usual O_O
Canada Goose 23 (Joint?) Family observed w/ 3 adults and 13 goslings of distinct sizes/ages
Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid) 1
Mallard 5
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Green-winged Teal 1 Continuing in Goose Park :)
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 7
Ring-billed Gull 2
American Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Black-crowned Night Heron 3
Northern Flicker 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Warbling Vireo 3
European Starling 7
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 12
House Sparrow 5
American Goldfinch 4
Song Sparrow 7
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 5
American Redstart 1
Northern Yellow Warbler 3
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Wilson’s Warbler 2 Fluttering between branches on the horse chestnut trees! First time getting good looks :D
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S345722756
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