Millennium Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
12-May-2023 06:30 – 08:30
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott. Beautiful morning, great group, lots of good birds.
48 species
Canada Goose  2
Mute Swan  5
Mourning Dove  4
Chimney Swift  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Virginia Rail  1    Seen by a few participants
Killdeer  1
Great Blue Heron  2
Northern Harrier  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Willow Flycatcher  1    Heard and seen
Least Flycatcher  1    Heard and seen
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  1
Warbling Vireo  2
Blue Jay  3
Tree Swallow  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
Marsh Wren  1
Carolina Wren  1    Heard only
European Starling  23
Gray Catbird  5
Eastern Bluebird  2    Intimacy
American Robin  6
House Sparrow  3
American Goldfinch  5
White-throated Sparrow  8
Savannah Sparrow  6
Song Sparrow  4
Swamp Sparrow  2    Heard only
Bobolink  6    Small flock seemed to follow us around. Might have been more. Perched and singing, but also in the grass along the path.
Orchard Oriole  5
Baltimore Oriole  3
Red-winged Blackbird  8
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Common Grackle  10
Northern Waterthrush  1    Heard only
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  8
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  15
Palm Warbler  1
Canada Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S137276716

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