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Recent Bird Sightings at Fresh Pond Reservation
2009

December 15, 2009
16 Canada Goose
20 Canvasback
45 Ring-necked Duck
4 Ruddy Duck
2 Red-tailed Hawk
90 Ring-billed Gull
10 Herring Gull
4 Rock Pigeon
4 Downy Woodpecker
12 Blue Jay
3 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
3 White-breasted Nuthatch
4 American Robin
30 European Starling
1 Song Sparrow
10 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
20 American Goldfinch
Elizabeth Wylde, Suzanna Black
December 13, 2009
A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk
56 Canada Goose
3 Mallard
26 Canvasback
50 Ring-necked Duck
5 Common Merganser
4 Ruddy Duck
10 Double-crested Cormorant                  BACK TO PHOTO
2 Great Blue Heron
2 Red-tailed Hawk
60 Ring-billed Gull
10 Herring Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gull
3 Mourning Dove
1 Downy Woodpecker
3 Blue Jay
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
20 American Robin
150 European Starling
1 American Tree Sparrow
10 Song Sparrow
1 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Janet Kovner
December 8, 2009
4 Mallard
Canvasback
Ring-necked Duck
8 Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
2 Horned Grebe
1 Great Blue Heron
3 Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Black-capped Chickadee
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Brown Creeper
American Robin
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Elizabeth Wylde, Suzanna Black
October 31, 2009
A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk
7 Canada Goose
3 Canvasback
70 Ring-necked Duck
10 Hooded Merganser
8 Ruddy Duck
3 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Black-crowned Night-Heron             BACK TO CALENDAR
1 Red-tailed Hawk
70 Ring-billed Gull
60 Herring Gull
1 Downy Woodpecker
4 Blue Jay
6 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
75 American Robin
1 Northern Mockingbird
35 European Starling
1 Song Sparrow
1 Dark-eyed Junco
1 Northern Cardinal
1 Red-winged Blackbird
25 American Goldfinch
1 House Sparrow
Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane
October 17, 2009
A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk
2 Mute Swan
1 Mallard
1 Canvasback
70 Ring-necked Duck
4 Hooded Merganser
20 Ruddy Duck
20 Double-crested Cormorant
18 Ring-billed Gull

10 Herring Gull
4 Mourning Dove
1 Downy Woodpecker                  BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
3 Eastern Phoebe
7 Blue Jay
3 American Crow
7 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
2 Golden-crowned Kinglet
10 American Robin
1 Northern Mockingbird
9 European Starling
10 Yellow-rumped Warbler
5 Palm Warbler (Yellow)
1 Savannah Sparrow
5 Song Sparrow
2 Swamp Sparrow
3 Northern Cardinal

50 American Goldfinch
1 House Sparrow

Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane
September 13, 2009
A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk
1 Mallard
4 Ring-necked Duck
2 Green Heron
1 Cooper's Hawk
1 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Ring-billed Gull
5 Herring Gull
15 Mourning Dove                         BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
1 Belted Kingfisher
2 Downy Woodpecker
3 Northern Flicker
6 Blue Jay
50 American Robin
4 Gray Catbird
5 European Starling

20 Cedar Waxwing
1 American Redstart
5 Song Sparrow
2 Northern Cardinal
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
4 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Common Grackle
30 American Goldfinch
10 House Sparrow
Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane
July 12, 2009
A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk

5 Canada Goose
2 Mallard
1 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Great Blue Heron
2 Green Heron
3 Black-crowned Night-Heron (all immature)
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Ring-billed Gull
2 Herring Gull
12 Mourning Dove
5 Chimney Swift
1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird              BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
2 Downy Woodpecker
6 Northern Flicker
3 Eastern Kingbird
6 Warbling Vireo
1 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Blue Jay
4 Tree Swallow
4 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
1 House Wren
25 American Robin
25 Gray Catbird
1 Northern Mockingbird
30 European Starling
20 Cedar Waxwing
5 Yellow Warbler
15 Song Sparrow
1 Northern Cardinal
1 Red-winged Blackbird
25 Common Grackle
2 Brown-headed Cowbird
2 Baltimore Oriole
1 House Finch
40 American Goldfinch
50 House Sparrow
Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane
June 20, 2009
A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk

8 Canada Goose
1 Great Blue Heron
2 Green Heron
1 Black-crowned Night-Heron
   Ring-billed Gulls
15 Mourning Dove
5 Chimney Swift
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
4 Eastern Kingbird
2 Warbling Vireo
1 Red-eyed Vireo
2 American Crow
35 Tree Swallow
1 White-breasted Nuthatch              BACK TO CALENDAR PAGE
50 American Robin
10 Gray Catbird
7 Cedar Waxwing
5 Yellow Warbler
4 Song Sparrow
7 Red-winged Blackbird
30 Common Grackle
1 Orchard Oriole
1 Baltimore Oriole
40 American Goldfinch
50 House Sparrow
Nancy Guppy, Janet Kovner, Rebecca Ramsay
June 6, 2009
A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Biodiversity Days Bird Walk

12 Canada Goose
1 Mallard
1 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Red-tailed Hawk
5 Herring Gull
15 Rock Pigeon
5 Mourning Dove
30 Chimney Swift
14 Downy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
5 Eastern Kingbird
20 Warbling Vireo
2 Red-eyed Vireo
1 American Crow
30 Tree Swallow
7 Black-capped Chickadee
2 House Wren
50 American Robin
15 Gray Catbird
2 Northern Mockingbird
20 European Starling
12 Cedar Waxwing
12 Yellow Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
3 Chipping Sparrow
8 Song Sparrow
3 Northern Cardinal
8 Red-winged Blackbird
30 Common Grackle
4 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Orchard Oriole
30 Baltimore Oriole
1 House Finch
40 American Goldfinch
50 House Sparrow
Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane
May 31, 2009
A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk

22 Canada Goose
2 Mallard
1 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Green Heron
2 Red-tailed Hawk
4 Mourning Dove
3 Chimney Swift
2 Downy Woodpecker

1 Eastern Wood-Pewee                       BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
4 Eastern Kingbird
7 Warbling Vireo
1 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Blue Jay
15 Tree Swallow
1 House Wren
30 American Robin
10 Gray Catbird
1 Northern Mockingbird
30 European Starling
3 Cedar Waxwing
8 Yellow Warbler
1 Scarlet Tanager
1 Song Sparrow
1 Northern Cardinal

6 Red-winged Blackbird
10 Common Grackle
3 Brown-headed Cowbird
6 Baltimore Oriole
2 American Goldfinch
30 House Sparrow
Nancy Guppy, Herb Pearce, Elizabeth Wylde
May 16, 2009
A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk

12 Canada Goose
4 Mallard
2 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Red-tailed Hawk
4 Herring Gull
2 Rock Pigeon
8 Mourning Dove
20 Chimney Swift
4 Downy Woodpecker                   BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
4 Eastern Kingbird
17 Warbling Vireo
1 Red-eyed Vireo
2 Blue Jay
20 Tree Swallow
6 Black-capped Chickadee
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
30 American Robin
10 Gray Catbird
3 Northern Mockingbird
12 European Starling
4 Cedar Waxwing
1 Northern Parula
15 Yellow Warbler
1 American Redstart
1 Common Yellowthroat
6 Song Sparrow
7 Northern Cardinal
6 Bobolink
16 Red-winged Blackbird
25 Common Grackle
6 Brown-headed Cowbird
2 Orchard Oriole
15 Baltimore Oriole
2 House Finch
3 American Goldfinch
40 House Sparrow
Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane
May 12, 2009
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Tree Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow Warbler
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole

American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Elizabeth Wylde, Suzanna Black
May 3, 2009
A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk

7 Canada Goose
1 Mute Swan
4 Mallard
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Green Heron
1 Killdeer
11 Herring Gull
1 Rock Pigeon
10 Mourning Dove                           BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
5 Eastern Kingbird
20 Warbling Vireo
5 Blue Jay
10 Tree Swallow
4 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Veery
25 American Robin
5 Gray Catbird
1 Northern Mockingbird
2 European Starling
1 Cedar Waxwing
10 Yellow Warbler
4 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
3 Palm Warbler
2 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
2 Chipping Sparrow
1 Savannah Sparrow
6 Song Sparrow
3 White-throated Sparrow
2 Northern Cardinal
6 Red-winged Blackbird
30 Common Grackle
4 Orchard Oriole
15 Baltimore Oriole
12 American Goldfinch
6 House Sparrow
Herb Pearce, Walk Leader
April 29, 2009
2 Hairy Woodpeckers
2 American Crows
2 Black-throated Blue Warblers
1 Scarlet Tanager

2 House Sparrows
2 Common Grackles
10 American Robins
1 Northern Mockingbird
3 Mallards
Valerie Weart
Cambridge
April 28, 2009
4 Canada Goose
4 Mallard
3 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Turkey Vulture
3 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Killdeer
200 Ring-billed Gull
50 Herring Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gull
5 Rock Pigeon
3 Mourning Dove
1 Eastern Screech-Owl - In the hole at Fencepost #504
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Kingbird
2 Blue-headed Vireo
5 Warbling Vireo
1 American Crow
20 Tree Swallow
2 Black-capped Chickadee
15 American Robin
2 Northern Mockingbird
5 European Starling
3 Yellow Warbler
15 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
2 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Chipping Sparrow
3 Northern Cardinal
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
8 Red-winged Blackbird
25 Common Grackle
1 Baltimore Oriole
6 American Goldfinch
3 House Sparrow
Elizabeth Wylde, Suzanna Black
April 24, 2009
2 Canada Goose
4 Mallard
1 Double-crested Cormorant
3 Red-tailed Hawk
100 Ring-billed Gull
20 Herring Gull (American)
2 Great Black-backed Gull
9 Rock Pigeon
6 Mourning Dove
5 Downy Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Phoebe
2 American Crow
20 Tree Swallow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
15 American Robin
1 Northern Mockingbird
10 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
30 Palm Warbler
6 Song Sparrow
4 Northern Cardinal
4 Red-winged Blackbird
20 Common Grackle
3 Brown-headed Cowbird
4 American Goldfinch
2 House Sparrow
Elizabeth Wylde
April 23, 2009
Mute Swan 13 - unusual- never had this many on Fresh Pond
Mallard 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 2
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 18
European Starling 4
Song Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 3
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 6
Bob Stymeist
Arlington
April 19, 2009
Yellow Warbler seen near Kingsley Park Bioswale
Eileen Rudden
Cambridge
April 19, 2009
2 Mallard
2 Great Blue Heron
3 Red-tailed Hawk
11 Ring-billed Gull
2 Herring Gull (American)
2 Great Black-backed Gull
4 Mourning Dove
2 Downy Woodpecker                            BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
1 Northern Flicker
4 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
10 Tree Swallow
5 Black-capped Chickadee
4 Tufted Titmouse
20 American Robin
5 Northern Mockingbird
7 European Starling
3 Yellow-rumped Warbler
6 Palm Warbler
1 Chipping Sparrow
4 Song Sparrow
4 Northern Cardinal
8 Red-winged Blackbird
20 Common Grackle
2 Brown-headed Cowbird
15 American Goldfinch
30 House Sparrow
Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane
April 17, 2009
2 Canada Goose
2 Mallard
4 Common Merganser
1 Double-crested Cormorant
2 Red-tailed Hawk
15 Ring-billed Gull
10 Herring Gull (American)
2 Mourning Dove
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
10 Tree Swallow
8 Black-capped Chickadee
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
2 Golden-crowned Kinglet
6 American Robin
1 Northern Mockingbird
5 European Starling
3 Cedar Waxwing
1 Pine Warbler
6 Palm Warbler
2 Song Sparrow
3 Northern Cardinal
10 Common Grackle
2 Brown-headed Cowbird
6 American Goldfinch
Elizabeth Wylde
April 14, 2009
2 Canada Goose
7 Mallard
1 Double-crested Cormorant
4 Red-tailed Hawk
15 Ring-billed Gull
5 Herring Gull (American)
3 Mourning Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
3 Downy Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
2 Eastern Phoebe
1 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
20 Tree Swallow
2 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
15 American Robin
2 Northern Mockingbird
1 European Starling
1 Pine Warbler
1 Palm Warbler
5 Song Sparrow
4 Red-winged Blackbird
8 Common Grackle
20 American Goldfinch
Elizabeth Wylde, Suzanna Black
April 7, 2009
2 Canada Goose
5 Mallard
1 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Cooper's Hawk
3 Red-tailed Hawk
5 Ring-billed Gull
1 Herring Gull (American)
3 Rock Pigeon
6 Mourning Dove
4 Downy Woodpecker
2 Eastern Phoebe
2 American Crow
2 Tree Swallow
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Brown Creeper
20 American Robin
2 Northern Mockingbird
4 European Starling
15 Cedar Waxwing
8 Song Sparrow
2 Red-winged Blackbird
12 Common Grackle
2 House Sparrow
Elizabeth Wylde, Suzanna Black
April 4, 2009
2 Canada Goose
4 Mallard
1 Wild Turkey
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Peregrine Falcon
8 Ring-billed Gull
1 Herring Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull                      BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
1 Rock Pigeon
12 Mourning Dove
1 Belted Kingfisher
7 Downy Woodpecker
6 Blue Jay
12 Tree Swallow
10 Black-capped Chickadee
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
50 American Robin
1 Northern Mockingbird
10 European Starling
50 Cedar Waxwing
8 Song Sparrow
2 Dark-eyed Junco
4 Northern Cardinal
8 Red-winged Blackbird
50 Common Grackle
12 American Goldfinch
5 House Sparrow
Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane

March 31, 2009
4 Canada Goose
6 Mallard
1 Hooded Merganser
3 Common Merganser
1 Great Blue Heron
3 Red-tailed Hawk
20 Ring-billed Gull
8 Herring Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull
8 Rock Pigeon
2 Mourning Dove
1 Northern Flicker
1 American Crow
12 Tree Swallow *
6 American Robin
3 Northern Mockingbird
1 European Starling
30 Cedar Waxwing
15 Song Sparrow
2 Northern Cardinal
5 Red-winged Blackbird
10 Common Grackle
15 American Goldfinch
2 House Sparrow
Elizabeth Wylde, Suzanna Black
*Note: Between March 20 and 27, Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation members and Cambridge Water Department staff cleaned and put up 14 tree swallow boxes on the Reservation. Today the swallows were already inspecting several of the boxes, and house sparrows appear to have claimed one at Little Fresh Pond. That box will be cleaned out and moved.

March 22, 2009
50 Canada Goose
14 Mallard
5 Hooded Merganser
1 Red-tailed Hawk
5 Ring-billed Gull
12 Herring Gull
3 Rock Pigeon
10 Mourning Dove
6 Downy Woodpecker                        BACK TO CALENDAR
2 Blue Jay
6 American Crow
20 Black-capped Chickadee
6 White-breasted Nuthatch
20 American Robin
5 European Starling
20 Song Sparrow
6 Dark-eyed Junco
8 Northern Cardinal
10 Red-winged Blackbird
47 Common Grackle
4 House Finch
8 American Goldfinch
6 House Sparrow
A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk
Led by Nancy Guppy, Janet Kovner, Elizabeth Wylde

March 18, 2009
I saw 2 Common Mergansers, a male and a female. It was very exciting since I have never seen them before.

March 20, 2009
I saw a Double-breasted Cormorant, and 5 Hooded Mergansers, 3 males and 2 females. The double-breasted cormorant had little feathers protruding above both eyes, which apparently means they are in the mating season.

Eve Carr

March 17, 2009
22 Canada Goose
7 Mallard
1 Bufflehead
7 Hooded Merganser
2 Common Merganser
1 Red-tailed Hawk
30 Ring-billed Gull
5 Herring Gull
x Rock Pigeon
x Mourning Dove
x American Crow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
x American Robin
x Northern Mockingbird
x European Starling
12 Cedar Waxwing
10 Song Sparrow
1 Northern Cardinal
x Red-winged Blackbird
4 Common Grackle
15 American Goldfinch
Elizabeth Wylde, Suzanna Black
March 10, 2009
130 Canada Goose
13 Mallard
4 Hooded Merganser
17 Common Merganser
1 Great Blue Heron
4 Red-tailed Hawk
90 Ring-billed Gull
50 Herring Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull
2 Mourning Dove
3 Blue Jay
5 American Crow
3 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
2 American Robin
4 Northern Mockingbird
8 Song Sparrow
1 Northern Cardinal
8 Red-winged Blackbird
20 Common Grackle

6 American Goldfinch
4 House Sparrow
Elizabeth Wylde, Suzanna Black
January 10, 2009
30 Canada Goose
1 Lesser Scaup
1 Hooded Merganser
9 Common Merganser
1 Cooper's Hawk
90 Ring-billed Gull
30 Herring Gull
6 Great Black-backed Gull
25 Rock Pigeon
2 Mourning Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker                              BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
3 Downy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
1 American Crow
6 Black-capped Chickadee
6 Tufted Titmouse
5 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Carolina Wren
4 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 American Robin
10 European Starling
1 American Tree Sparrow
3 Song Sparrow
1 White-throated Sparrow
4 Dark-eyed Junco
2 Northern Cardinal
20 House Finch
8 American Goldfinch
4 House Sparrow
A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk
Led by Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane
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