Boston Public Garden – 5/4/2023

Boston Public Garden, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
04-May-2023 06:30 – 08:30
Checklist Comments:    BBC trip – cloudy, drizzly 44-47 degrees!
23 species
Canada Goose  6
Mallard  28
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  11
Herring Gull  7
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1    fly over
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Brown Creeper  1
European Starling  13
Veery  1    on the island, at the end of the trip
American Robin  3
House Sparrow  14
American Goldfinch  2
Chipping Sparrow  4
White-throated Sparrow  8
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  8
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S136540951

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