Franklin Park–Scarboro Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Mar 29, 2025 8:13 AM – 10:12 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.155 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Overcast/Cloudy, 39°
25 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 6
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 19
Mourning Dove 4
American Herring Gull 1
gull sp. 3
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Horned Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue Jay 5
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
European Starling 2
American Robin 30
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Common Grackle 3
Pine Warbler 1 Foraging at the edge of a pond at the base of a tree
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S221658471
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