Olmsted Park–Leverett Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Dec 8, 2024 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.75 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC walk
17 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose X
Wood Duck 15 minimum
Mallard X
Mallard (Domestic type) 2 white breast patch
Ring-necked Duck 8
Ruddy Duck 1 Jamaica Pond
Ring-billed Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 1 Jamaica Pond
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 10
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
European Starling 5
American Robin 20
Dark-eyed Junco 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S206121362
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