Mystic River Reservation–Torbert Macdonald State Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 11, 2025 9:15 AM – 11:09 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.299 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club – Early Birders walk at Mystic River Reservation
~60 degrees, sunny
26 species
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 10
Mallard 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Mourning Dove 1
Ring-billed Gull 4
American Herring Gull 6
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 juvenile in a bare tree along the river path with dull brownish-gray appearance & visible white wing patch. other pair seen on Hobo Path on the other side of the river
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 6
Tufted Titmouse 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Gray Catbird 1
American Robin 20
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-throated Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 seen on Hobo Path
Northern Cardinal 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S297693384
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