Neponset River Trail, Boston US-MA 42.27112, -71.06472, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Jan 11, 2025 8:43 AM – 11:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.193 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Snowing 30°
34 species
Canada Goose 215
Mallard 58
American Black Duck 4
Bufflehead 8
Common Merganser 7
Red-breasted Merganser 10
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 32
Mourning Dove 6
Ring-billed Gull 15
American Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Male
Downy Woodpecker 4
Peregrine Falcon 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 55
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 9
House Sparrow 20
House Finch 2
American Tree Sparrow 12
Dark-eyed Junco 10
White-throated Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 8
Red-winged Blackbird 150 Large flock
Northern Cardinal 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S208914705
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Plum Island
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Barretts Mill Farmland
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Hellcat at Parker River NWR
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Arlington Reservoir
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
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