Nahanton Park , Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 20, 2018 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC walk. Variable breeze, overcast, 60 deg
42 species
Canada Goose 15
Mallard 4
Wild Turkey 7
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 upper field
Herring Gull 20
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 60
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 10 Probably a lot more, in with the grackle flock
House Finch 15
Purple Finch 1 scruffy juvenile male
American Goldfinch 6
Chipping Sparrow 8
Field Sparrow 1 juv
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
White-crowned Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 25
Song Sparrow 8
Lincoln’s Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 2
Common Grackle 250
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Northern Cardinal 1
Indigo Bunting 2
House Sparrow 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51723389
Cold Spring Park, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 20, 2018 11:20 AM – 12:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
Comments: BBC walk. Clearing, variable breeze. Dog park.
22 species
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 6
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 2
European Starling 80 back portion of grackle flock. Mainly im.
House Finch 6
Chipping Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
White-crowned Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Common Grackle 180
Nashville Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51723391
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