Weston Station Pond, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
18-Jun-2023 06:26 – 08:36
Protocol: Traveling
2.283 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club walk, Weston Station Pond and nearby Mass Central Rail Trail. 12 people in our group. Highlights were the good looks at Indigo Bunting, Northern Rough Wing Swallows and Barn Swallows as well as Tree Swallows, and many Great Blue Herons.
41 species
Wood Duck  11
Mourning Dove  2
Chimney Swift  4
Killdeer  1
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Blue Heron  41
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Phoebe  4
Eastern Kingbird  2
Warbling Vireo  2
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Tree Swallow  10
Barn Swallow  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
House Wren  2
Carolina Wren  2
European Starling  1
Gray Catbird  3
American Robin  1
Cedar Waxwing  5
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  2
Chipping Sparrow  2
Field Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  3
Orchard Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
Common Grackle  3
Pine Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  3
Indigo Bunting  5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S143418721

The Murmuration: Crowdsourcing Local Knowledge to Improve Birding Safety and Accessibility

The Murmuration is an open access crowdsourcing project designed to collect information to improve birding safety and accessibility at eBird hotspots in Massachusetts and to help make birding more inclusive. BBC members and other [...]

The Murmuration: Crowdsourcing Local Knowledge to Improve Birding Safety and Accessibility

The Murmuration is an open access crowdsourcing project designed to collect information to improve birding safety and accessibility at eBird hotspots in Massachusetts and to help make birding more inclusive. BBC members and other [...]

The Murmuration: Crowdsourcing Local Knowledge to Improve Birding Safety and Accessibility

The Murmuration is an open access crowdsourcing project designed to collect information to improve birding safety and accessibility at eBird hotspots in Massachusetts and to help make birding more inclusive. BBC members and other [...]

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