Weston Station Pond, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 29, 2024 9:38 AM – 11:29 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.734 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club walk with a dozen participants of various experience levels
35 species
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 1
Killdeer 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 15
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 2
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 5
Tree Swallow 20
Barn Swallow 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 3 Singing at close range in several different locations
Carolina Wren 5
European Starling 8
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 11
House Sparrow 7
House Finch 7
American Goldfinch 4
Chipping Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 8
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 9
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171043963
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