Neponset River Trail, Boston US-MA 42.26951, -71.08649, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Dec 6, 2025 8:41 AM – 10:45 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.307 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Cloudy

Temp: mid 30s

21 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  2

Mallard  9

Green-winged Teal  4    All Females, small brown with green patch on speculum

Hooded Merganser  1    Male

Mourning Dove  2

gull sp.  14

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  4

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1    Heard only

Blue Jay  9

American Crow  6

Black-capped Chickadee  10

Tufted Titmouse  9

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Carolina Wren  2

American Robin  9

House Sparrow  5

White-throated Sparrow  5

Song Sparrow  2

Northern Cardinal  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S287708091

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