Olmsted Park–Ward Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Apr 27, 2025 8:00 AM – 9:35 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk.  45, some wind, misty rain later in walk.  Paucity of  birds overall.

16 species

Canada Goose  7

Mallard  25    including 9 ducklings

Double-crested Cormorant  3

Black-crowned Night Heron  1    Leverett Pond

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Blue Jay  4

Black-capped Chickadee  2

American Robin  8

White-throated Sparrow  6

Song Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  1    Heard

Red-winged Blackbird  5

Common Grackle  30

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S230083218

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