Olmsted Park–Leverett Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 29, 2018 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC walk 53. clouds and drizzle
19 species
Canada Goose 25
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 6
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Herring Gull 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
American Robin 20
European Starling 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 30
House Sparrow 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46092288
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