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Bird Sightings at
Fresh Pond Reservation |
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December 23, 2006 Note: The change in format from numbers displayed after the bird name to numbers displayed before the name is the result of a change of design in the Mass Audubon Society's online bird list (eBird) where Elizabeth Wylde keeps a permanent record of bird sightings at Fresh Pond. The lists displayed here are copied and pasted from the list submitted to eBird. |
| December
18, 2006 Mallard 8 Canvasback 33 Ring-necked Duck 7 Hooded Merganser 9 Common Merganser 3 Ruddy Duck 1 Common Loon 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Coot 4 Ring-billed Gull 40 Rock Pigeon 20 Downy Woodpecker 2 Blue Jay 3 Black-capped Chickadee 8 Tufted Titmouse 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 1 American Robin 2 European Starling 10 Song Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 8 Northern Cardinal 3 Red-winged Blackbird 3 American Goldfinch 5 House Sparrow 2 Elizabeth Wylde |
| December
12, 2006 Canada Goose 40 Mallard 3 Canvasback 35 Ring-necked Duck 13 Lesser Scaup 2 Common Merganser 3 Common Loon 1 Great Blue Heron 1 American Coot 4 Ring-billed Gull 20 Herring Gull 3 Rock Pigeon 15 Mourning Dove 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 American Robin 3 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 5 White-throated Sparrow 6 Dark-eyed Junco 3 Northern Cardinal 1 Red-winged Blackbird 12 American Goldfinch 3 Elizabeth Wylde |
| December
9, 2006 Mallard 8 Canvasback 54 Ring-necked Duck 65 Lesser Scaup 2 Hooded Merganser 3 Common Merganser 2 Ruddy Duck 4 American Coot 2 BACK TO CALENDAR Ring-billed Gull 14 Herring Gull 3 Mourning Dove 1 Blue Jay 4 American Robin 3 European Starling 5 Cedar Waxwing 20 Song Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco 5 Common Grackle 1 Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Birdwalk Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
| November
24, 2006 Canada Goose 19 Mute Swan 3 Mallard 1 Canvasback 17 Ring-necked Duck 40 Lesser Scaup 3 Long-tailed Duck 1 female Hooded Merganser 3 Common Merganser 1 female Red-breasted Merganser 1 female Ruddy Duck 33 Red-necked Grebe 2 Double-crested Cormorant 30 American Coot 16 Ring-billed Gulls Herring Gulls Rock Pigeon 10 Mourning Dove 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Black-capped Chickadee 1 American Robin 1 Elizabeth Wylde and Lance Drane |
| November
12, 2006 Mallard 4 Canvasback 30 Ring-necked Duck 200 Hooded Merganser 15 Ruddy Duck 35 Pied-billed Grebe 3 Double-crested Cormorant 4 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 American Coot 16 Ring-billed Gull 20 Herring Gull 10 Great Black-backed Gull 2 BACK TO CALENDAR Belted Kingfisher 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Blue Jay 6 American Crow 4 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Tufted Titmouse 1 American Robin 2 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling 3 Song Sparrow 4 Northern Cardinal 1 American Goldfinch 2 House Sparrow 10 Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Birdwalk Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
| November
7, 2006 Mallard 4 Canvasback 20 Redhead 1 Ring-necked Duck 250 Confirmed Hooded Merganser 8 Ruddy Duck 70 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Double-crested Cormorant 12 Great Blue Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Coot 7 Ring-billed Gull 30 Herring Gull 8 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Rock Pigeon 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 American Robin 4 Song Sparrow 2 Baltimore Oriole 1 American Goldfinch 3 Suzanna Black and Elizabeth Wylde |
| November
6, 2006 Mallard 7 Canvasback 16 Ring-necked Duck 100 Ruddy Duck 52 Common Loon 1 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Coot 10 Ring-billed Gull 85 Herring Gull 15 Rock Pigeon 5 Mourning Dove 5 Belted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 Blue Jay 5 Black-capped Chickadee 13 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 1 Song Sparrow 6 Dark-eyed Junco 10 Northern Cardinal 1 Red-winged Blackbird 1 American Goldfinch 4 House Sparrow 1 Elizabeth Wylde |
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November 4, 2006 |
| November
1, 2006 Mallard 6 Northern Pintail 1 Canvasback 1 Ring-necked Duck 30 Black Scoter 7 (probable -very far away) Bufflehead 1 Ruddy Duck 20 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Horned Grebe 4 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Osprey 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 American Coot 15 Ring-billed Gull 25 Herring Gull 7 Mourning Dove 1 Black-capped Chickadee 10 Tufted Titmouse 2 House Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8 American Robin 5 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 6 White-throated Sparrow 3 Dark-eyed Junco 2 American Goldfinch 5 House Sparrow 3 Elizabeth Wylde and Larry Millman |
| October
30, 2006 Canvasbacks, male - 2 Ring-necked Ducks Bufflehead, male - 1 Hooded Mergansers Ruddy Ducks Osprey American Coots Ruth Norcross |
| Wednesday
25 October 2006 07:15-9:15 hrs 42-48F 36 species Canada Goose 57 Fresh Pond is under a major
planting "improvement" and several of my Bob Stymeist |
| October
24 2006 Osprey observed eating in a tree on the Fresh Pond shoreline. Stephen Merriman PHOTOS AND A DESCRIPTION |
| October
22, 2006 Canada Goose 8 Mallard 2 Ring-necked Duck 75 Ruddy Duck 60 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 10 Herring Gull 10 Downy Woodpecker 3 Blue Jay 3 Black-capped Chickadee 6 BACK TO CALENDAR Tufted Titmouse 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 American Robin 30 European Starling 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 5 Song Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco 7 Northern Cardinal 2 Common Grackle 3 House Finch 10 American Goldfinch 20 House Sparrow 20 Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Birdwalk Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
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October 20, 2006 |
| September
23, 2006 Canada Goose 6 Ring-necked Duck 19 Ring-billed Gulls Herring Gulls Great Black-backed Gulls Belted Kingfisher 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 Blue Jay 8 American Crow 1 American Robin 12 Gray Catbird 1 European Starling 3 Blackpoll Warbler 4 House Sparrow 6 Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Birdwalk Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
| August
18, 2006 Two male Ring-necked Ducks seen in the Northeast coves--First of the migrating waterfowl. Elizabeth Wylde |
| July
18, 2006 Canada Goose 7 Mallard 5 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Green Heron 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Herring Gull 4 Mourning Dove 3 Blue-headed Vireo 3 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 1 Black-capped Chickadee 2 House Wren 1 American Robin 6 Gray Catbird 2 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 12 Cedar Waxwing 4 Yellow Warbler 1 Chipping Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 4 Common Grackle 5 Baltimore Oriole 1 House Finch 3 American Goldfinch 6 House Sparrow 20 Elizabeth Wylde and Suzanna Black |
| July
9, 2006 Canada Goose 8 Mallard 4 Great Blue Heron 1 Green Heron 2-- Building a nest! Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Herring Gull 6 Mourning Dove 8 Northern Flicker 3 Eastern Kingbird 6--One on a nest. Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 1 Tree Swallow 10 Black-capped Chickadee 2 BACK TO PHOTO Tufted Titmouse 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 1 House Wren 3 American Robin 20 --One on a nest. Gray Catbird 10 Cedar Waxwing 3 Yellow Warbler 6 Song Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 6 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Common Grackle 20 Baltimore Oriole 2 House Finch 5 American Goldfinch 20 House Sparrow 30 Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Birdwalk Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
| July
3, 2006 Mallard 5 Great Blue Heron 1 Green Heron 1 Herring Gull 3 Rock Pigeon 4 Mourning Dove 6 Chimney Swift 2 Downy Woodpecker 3 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Warbling Vireo 4 Red-eyed Vireo 3 Blue Jay 5 Tree Swallow 7 Black-capped Chickadee 4 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 House Wren 2 American Robin 50 Gray Catbird 3 European Starling 1 Cedar Waxwing 3 Yellow Warbler 2 Chipping Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 4 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird 6 Common Grackle 10 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Baltimore Oriole 8 American Goldfinch 4 House Sparrow 8 Lance Drane, Elizabeth Wylde, Nancy Guppy |
| June
21, 2006 Canada Goose 1 Killdeer 3 Herring Gull 4 Mourning Dove 6 Chimney Swift 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird 3 Warbling Vireo 2 Tree Swallow 12 Tufted Titmouse 1 House Wren 2 BACK TO PHOTO American Robin 8 Gray Catbird 2 Cedar Waxwing 4 Yellow Warbler 8 Song Sparrow 3 Common Grackle 8 Orchard Oriole 1 Baltimore Oriole 5 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 2 House Sparrow 3 Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Summer Solstice Evening Bird Walk Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
| June
10, 2006 (in steady rain) Mute Swan 2 Mallard 11 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Herring Gull 20 Mourning Dove 1 Chimney Swift 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Warbling Vireo 1 Tree Swallow 4 House Wren 2 American Robin 10 Gray Catbird 1 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 2 Yellow Warbler 5 Song Sparrow 5 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Common Grackle 9 Baltimore Oriole 1 American Goldfinch 12 House Sparrow 3 Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Biodiversity Days Birdwalk Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
| June
3, 2006 (in heavy rain) Herring Gull 20 *Mourning Dove 6 *Birds known to be nesting at Fresh Pond in 2006 *Northern Flicker 1 *Eastern Kingbird 6 *Warbling Vireo 6 *Red-eyed Vireo 2 *Tree Swallow 5 *Tufted Titmouse 1 *House Wren 1 *American Robin 10 Gray Catbird 2 BACK TO CALENDAR Northern Mockingbird 1 *European Starling 8 *Yellow Warbler 8 *Song Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 1 *Common Grackle 5 Orchard Oriole 1 *Baltimore Oriole 8 American Goldfinch 8 *House Sparrow 4 A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Biodiversity Days Birdwalk "Nesting Birds at Fresh Pond" Jim Barton, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
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June 2, 2006 |
| June
1, 2006 Canada Goose 30 Mallard 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 18 Herring Gull 3 Mourning Dove 6 Northern Flicker 2 Warbling Vireo 3 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Tree Swallow 8 Black-capped Chickadee 2 House Wren 2 American Robin 20 European Starling 30 Yellow Warbler 4 Song Sparrow 3 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Common Grackle 20 Baltimore Oriole 4 House Sparrow 3 Elizabeth Wylde |
| May
20, 2006 Canada Goose 3 Mute Swan 4 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Green Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 8 Herring Gull 1 Mourning Dove 10 Chimney Swift 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Eastern Kingbird 6 Warbling Vireo 6 Red-eyed Vireo 1 BACK TO PHOTO Blue Jay 3 American Crow 1 Tree Swallow 6 Tufted Titmouse 1 House Wren 3 American Robin 20 Gray Catbird 5 European Starling 1 Yellow Warbler 7 Song Sparrow 5 Northern Cardinal 4 Red-winged Blackbird 8 Common Grackle 30 Baltimore Oriole 20 American Goldfinch 6 House Sparrow 25 Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Birdwalk Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
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May 18, 2006
Canada Goose 6 Mallard 1 Common Loon 2 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Ring-billed Gull 30 Herring Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Mourning Dove 6 Downy Woodpecker 2 Eastern Kingbird 1 Warbling Vireo 4 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 3 Tree Swallow 10 Black-capped Chickadee 1 House Wren 2 American Robin 30 Yellow Warbler 6 Song Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 1 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Common Grackle 20 Baltimore Oriole 10 American Goldfinch 5 House Sparrow 5 Elizabeth Wylde |
| May
16, 2006 Four Common Loons, swimming as pairs, were seen on the Pond. At least one of the birds was an adult in breeding plumage. Elizabeth Wylde |
| April
30, 2006 At Black's Nook: Warbling Vireo Yellow Warbler, singing Elizabeth Wylde, Tom Murray, Barbara Strell |
| April
23, 2006 Canada Goose 3 Common Loon 2 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 30 Herring Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 3 Mourning Dove 6 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 2 Blue Jay 5 Tree Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 5 BACK TO CALENDAR Tufted Titmouse 1 American Robin 20 European Starling 8 Chipping Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 4 Northern Cardinal 3 Red-winged Blackbird 6 Common Grackle 20 American Goldfinch 3 House Sparrow 10 Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Birdwalk Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
| April
14, 2006 Ring-necked Duck 1 Common Loon 2 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 180 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 2 American Crow 2 Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 American Robin Northern Mockingbird Pine Warbler Palm Warbler 2 Song Sparrow Northern Cardinal Common Grackle American Goldfinch Elizabeth Wylde |
| April
8, 2006 Canada Goose 4 Mallard 3 Hooded Merganser 5 Merganser, Female, either Common or Red-breasted 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Ring-billed Gull 15 Herring Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 3 BACK TO PHOTO Mourning Dove 5 Belted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 5 Eastern Phoebe 2 Blue Jay 8 Black-capped Chickadee 4 American Robin 20 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling 15 Cedar Waxwing 6 Yellow Warbler 1 Palm Warbler 1 Song Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 3 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Common Grackle 30 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 30 House Sparrow 10 Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Birdwalk Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde |
| March
25, 2006 Canada Goose 30 American Wigeon 2 Mallard 6 Hooded Merganser 13 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Common Loon 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 20 Herring Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Mourning Dove 8 Downy Woodpecker 7 BACK TO PHOTO Eastern Phoebe 1 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 5 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 American Robin 15 Northern Mockingbird 5 European Starling 12 Song Sparrow 3 White-throated Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco 4 Northern Cardinal 8 Common Grackle 20 House Finch 6 American Goldfinch 6 House Sparrow 6 Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Birdwalk Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
| March
8, 2006 Canada Goose 7 Mallard 5 Hooded Merganser 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Ring-billed Gull Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker 1 American Crow Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse American Robin Northern Mockingbird Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Common Grackle American Goldfinch Elizabeth Wylde and Suzanna Black |
| February
18, 2006 Canada Goose 25 Mallard 2 Hooded Merganser 16 Common Loon 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Ring-billed Gull 30 Herring Gull 6 Mourning Dove 5 Blue Jay 3 Black-capped Chickadee 3 BACK TO CALENDAR Tufted Titmouse 10 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 American Robin 2 Northern Mockingbird 2 Song Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco 6 Northern Cardinal 4 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 20 House Sparrow 3 Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Birdwalk Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
| February
16, 2006 Canada Goose 2 Common Loon 1 Ring-billed Gull 200 Mourning Dove 3 Downy Woodpecker 1 American Crow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 3 Cedar Waxwing 11 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch 1 House Sparrow 1 Elizabeth Wylde |
| February
15, 2006 Mute Swan 7 Canada Goose 2 Suzanna Black and Elizabeth Wylde |
| February
10, 2006 Canada Goose 15 American Wigeon 3 Common Loon 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Ring-billed Gull 65 Mourning Dove 8 Downy Woodpecker 1 American Crow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 American Robin 5 Song Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 3 Dark-eyed Junco 7 Northern Cardinal 13 House Finch 4 House Sparrow 2 Elizabeth Wylde |
| February
5, 2006 Canada Goose 37 Hooded Merganser 9 Common Merganser 18 Common Loon 1 Ring-billed Gull 370 American Crow 10 Elizabeth Wylde |
| February
4, 2006 Canada Goose 16 Mallard 5 Hooded Merganser 11 Common Loon 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 30 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Mourning Dove 8 Downy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 8 Tufted Titmouse 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 American Robin 3 European Starling 20 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Northern Cardinal 3 American Goldfinch 1 Elizabeth Wylde |
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February 3, 2006 |
| January
17, 2006 Lesser Scaup 1 Common Merganser 8 Common Loon 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 30 Mourning Dove 7 Downy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 5 American Crow 4 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 2 American Robin 1 White-throated Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Northern Cardinal 2 House Finch 3 Elizabeth Wylde |
| January
7, 2006 Canvasback 3 Lesser Scaup 2 Hooded Merganser 2 Common Merganser 1 Ruddy Duck 1 Common Loon 2 Great Blue Heron 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Ring-billed Gull 8 Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Mourning Dove 3 American Crow 20 Black-capped Chickadee 3 American Robin 30 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 50 American Tree Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 1 House Sparrow 15 Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
| January
5, 2006 Canvasback 3 Lesser Scaup 4 Hooded Merganser 1 Common Merganser 8 Common Loon 1 Elizabeth Wylde |
| January
1, 2006 Great Horned Owl-in a bare tree on the golf course, being mobbed by about 30 crows Coopers Hawk (behind Neville Place) 12 Red Heads 3 Canvas Backs 1 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Common Loons 1 Common Merganser 2 Ring-necked Ducks Lance Drane and Elizabeth Wylde |