Recent
Bird Sightings at Fresh Pond Reservation
2011 Send us your sightings at friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com |
December 31, 2011 |
December
3, 2011 A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk Mallard 2 Canvasback 12 Ring-necked Duck 20 Hooded Merganser 4 Ruddy Duck 2 Pied-billed Grebe 1 American Coot 6 Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull 15 Great Black-backed Gull 1 BACK TO CALENDAR Rock Pigeon 1 Downy Woodpecker 4 Blue Jay 4 Black-capped Chickadee 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 Brown Creeper 1 American Robin 4 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 40 Song Sparrow 3 White-throated Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Northern Cardinal 2 House Finch 24 American Goldfinch 2 House Sparrow 6 Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
November
12, 2011 A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk Canada Goose 3 Ring-necked Duck 20 Hooded Merganser 7 Ruddy Duck 20 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 American Coot 1 Ring-billed Gull 10 BACK TO PHOTO PAGE Herring Gull 10 Mourning Dove 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 8 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 1 American Robin 3 European Starling 50 Song Sparrow 8 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Northern Cardinal 2 House Finch 25 American Goldfinch 4 House Sparrow 5 Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
October
7, 2011 42 Canada Goose 87 Ring-necked Duck 2 Red-tailed Hawk X Ring-billed Gull X Herring Gull 3 Mourning Dove 2 Downy Woodpecker 10 Eastern Phoebe 2 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 American Robin 3 Northern Mockingbird 1 Nashville Warbler 1 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 1 Scarlet Tanager 3 Northern Cardinal 10 American Goldfinch 3 House Sparrow Elizabeth Wylde |
September
4, 2011 A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk 1 Canada Goose 1 Hooded Merganser 20 Herring Gull 8 Mourning Dove 1 Chimney Swift 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 6 Warbling Vireo 2 Philadelphia Vireo BACK TO CALENDAR PAGE 1 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 2 Tree Swallow 6 American Robin 4 Gray Catbird 5 Northern Mockingbird 50 European Starling 3 Cedar Waxwing 1 Chipping Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 Common Grackle 1 Baltimore Oriole 15 American Goldfinch 12 House Sparrow Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
July
10, 2011 A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk 4 Canada Goose 4 Mallard 1 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Green Heron 2 Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Rock Pigeon 6 Mourning Dove 1 Chimney Swift 4 Downy Woodpecker BACK TO PHOTO PAGE 1 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Kingbird 4 Warbling Vireo 5 Tree Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 House Wren 20 American Robin 5 Gray Catbird 20 European Starling 20 Cedar Waxwing 10 Yellow Warbler 1 American Redstart 6 Song Sparrow 5 Red-winged Blackbird 15 Common Grackle 10 American Goldfinch 30 House Sparrow Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
June
21, 2011 A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk 2 Mallard 2 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Herring Gull 4 Mourning Dove BACK TO PHOTO PAGE 8 Chimney Swift 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 23 Tree Swallow - These were mostly fledglings from the nesting boxes in the Lusitania Meadow. They were still learning how to fly and catch insects. 4 Black-capped Chickadee 1 House Wren 50 American Robin 10 Gray Catbird 34 European Starling 7 Cedar Waxwing 3 Yellow Warbler 3 Chipping Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 4 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Common Grackle 1 Orchard Oriole 2 American Goldfinch 15 House Sparrow Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
June
12, 2011 A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk 1 Mallard 2 Ring-billed Gull 3 Herring Gull 6 Downy Woodpecker - with fledglings 2 Warbling Vireo 15 Tree Swallow 12 Black-capped Chickadee - with fledglings 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 House Wren -in tree swallow box at Mahr Park 30 American Robin 2 Gray Catbird 12 European Starling BACK TO CALENDAR PAGE 5 Cedar Waxwing 4 Yellow Warbler 5 Song Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 12 Red-winged Blackbird 30 Common Grackle 4 Baltimore Oriole 6 American Goldfinch 10 House Sparrow Elizabeth Wylde |
May
21, 2011 A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Green Heron 2 Ring-billed Gull 7 Herring Gull 6 Mourning Dove 8 Chimney Swift 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Kingbird BACK TO PHOTO PAGE 8 Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 3 Blue Jay 12 Tree Swallow 2 Tufted Titmouse 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Wood Thrush 25 American Robin 3 Gray Catbird 6 European Starling 3 Northern Parula 10 Yellow Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 15 Song Sparrow 4 Northern Cardinal 18 Red-winged Blackbird 30 Common Grackle 2 Orchard Oriole 6 Baltimore Oriole 4 House Finch 15 American Goldfinch 10 House Sparrow Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
May
8, 2011 A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk Canada Goose 2 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Green Heron 3 Ring-billed Gull 1 Herring Gull 7 Mourning Dove 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 10 Warbling Vireo 4 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 12 Tree Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee BACK TO PHOTO PAGE 1 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 25 American Robin 12 Gray Catbird 1 Northern Mockingbird 6 European Starling 10 Yellow Warbler 4 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 12 Song Sparrow 5 Northern Cardinal 25 Red-winged Blackbird 15 Common Grackle 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Orchard Oriole 8 Baltimore Oriole 3 House Finch 20 American Goldfinch 20 House Sparrow Herb Pearce |
April
30, 2011 A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk 2 Canada Goose 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Ring-billed Gull 20 Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Chimney Swift 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker BACK TO CALENDAR PAGE 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 4 Eastern Kingbird 3 Warbling Vireo 4 Blue Jay 16 Tree Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 House Wren 20 American Robin 1 Gray Catbird 12 European Starling 10 Yellow Warbler 20 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Pine Warbler 1 Palm Warbler 4 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Chipping Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 30 Red-winged Blackbird 40 Common Grackle 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Orchard Oriole 4 Baltimore Oriole 1 House Finch 10 American Goldfinch 1 House Sparrow Nancy Guppy, Chris McKay, Lance Drane |
April
16, 2011 A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk 3 Canada Goose 2 American Black Duck 2 Mallard 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 30 Herring Gull (American) 6 Mourning Dove 9 Downy Woodpecker BACK TO CALENDAR PAGE 2 Northern Flicker 4 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 10 Tree Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 40 American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 25 European Starling 9 Song Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 12 Red-winged Blackbird 50 Common Grackle 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 House Finch 30 American Goldfinch 12 House Sparrow Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane |
April
12, 2011 4 Canada Goose 2 Mallard 1 Common Loon 4 Double-crested Cormorant 10 Herring Gull (American) 1 Great Black-backed Gull 5 Rock Pigeon 3 Downy Woodpecker 2 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 20 Tree Swallow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 30 American Robin 10 European Starling 5 Song Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 8 Red-winged Blackbird 20 Common Grackle 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 30 American Goldfinch 2 House Sparrow Elizabeth Wylde, Suzanna Black |
March
20, 2011 A Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Bird Walk 12 Canada Goose 10 Mallard 5 Ring-necked Duck 4 Hooded Merganser Ring-billed Gulls Herring Gulls 4 Mourning Dove BACK TO PHOTO PAGE 20 Blue Jay 2 Black-capped Chickadee 3 Tufted Titmouse 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 30 American Robin 4 Northern Mockingbird 20 European Starling 4 Song Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird 50 Common Grackle 4 House Sparrow Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde |
Tuesday, February 22 For a photo of the Screech Owl in the tree cavity near fencepost #506, and a map of the bird boxes at Fresh Pond Reservation, CLICK HERE |
January
8, 2011 |