Weston Station Pond, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Jun 9, 2024 6:27 AM – 8:17 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.3 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC walk, 7 participants plus leader. Cloudy and rain on and off. More rain expected so rushed a bit.
28 species (+1 other taxa)
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 4
Mourning Dove 4
Killdeer 2
Great Blue Heron 11
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Northern Flicker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 3
American Robin 14
House Sparrow 2
American Goldfinch 3
Song Sparrow 5
new world sparrow sp. 2
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 11
Common Grackle 7
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S181501661
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