Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Mar 23, 2025 9:08 AM – 10:33 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.243 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: 30°, 17 mph winds
23 species
Canada Goose 17
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 7
Bufflehead 4
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Mourning Dove 4
Killdeer 4
Ring-billed Gull 12
American Herring Gull 8
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Merlin 1
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 7
American Robin 2
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 4
American Tree Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 1
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S220350436
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