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Recent Bird Sightings at Fresh Pond Reservation
2013
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December 13, 2013
robin (24)
bluejay (2)
house finch (10)
goldfinch
nuthatch
cardinal
titmouse
song sparrow
ring-billed gull (many)
herring gull (at least 1)
Canada goose (30)
double-crested cormorant
coot
pied-billed grebe (3)
ringneck (48)
scaup (3, all female)
mallard (24)
canvasback (7)
hooded merganser (36)
common merganser (4: 2 M, 2F)
bufflehead
Ann and Jeffrey Gantz
December 8, 2013
Robin (many)
Bluejay (many)
Starling (many)
Mockingbird (1)
Cardinal (1)
Flicker (1)
Junco (1)
Red-tailed hawk (1)
Song sparrow (1)
Downy woodpecker (2)
Titmouse (many)
Chickadee (2)
Ring-billed gull (many)
Canada goose (many)
Coot (1)
Pied-billed grebe (3)
Ringneck duck (many)
Scaup (4: 1 male, 3 female)
Canvasback (7: 3 male, 4 female)
Hooded merganser (2: 1 male, 1 female)
Common loon (1)
Ann and Jeffrey Gantz
November 17, 2013
Ring-billed gull (50+)
Canada goose (50+)
Double-crested cormorant (6)
Mallard (3)
Black duck (4: 1 M on the main pond; 1 M and 2 F at Black's Nook)
American wigeon (1)
Ringneck (50+)
Ruddy (50+)
Lesser scaup (4 F)
Canvasback (15, all moved to east end)
Coot (6)
Pied-billed grebe (4 at least)
Hooded mergansers (10)
Common loon (1)
Great blue heron (near Kingsley Park)
House sparrow (2)
Robin (6)
Bluejay (12)
Crow (1)
Titmouse (4)
Chickadee (10)
Nuthatch (1)
Downy woodpecker (5)
Cardinal (pair in Lusitania)
House finch (12)
Ann and Jeffrey Gantz
November 16, 2013
Canada Goose 40
American Wigeon 1
Canvasback 15
Ring-necked Duck 60
Greater/Lesser Scaup 1
Hooded Merganser 10
Ruddy Duck 50
Common Loon 1
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Double-crested Cormorant 8     BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
American Coot 5
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 15
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
American Robin 20
European Starling 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 10
Northern Cardinal 2
House Finch 2
House Sparrow 2
Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane
November 2, 2013
crow
grackle (2)
bluejay (many; saw 2)
cardinal (pair)
titmouse (2)
chickadee (2)
robin
mockingbird
yellow-rumped warbler (many)
goldfinch
starling (flock)
ring-billed gull (many)
herring gull (at least 1)
black-backed gull (at least 1)
Canada goose (scads)
double-crested cormorant (just 1, and no great)
mallard (pair)
canvasback (2 pair)
American wigeon
ringneck (too many to count)
ruddy (too many to count)
hooded merganser (about a dozen)
coot (3 or 4)
pied-billed grebe (3 or 4)
red-necked grebe
kingfisher (probably 2, one in Black's Nook, one at Little Fresh Pond)
great blue heron
Ann and Jeffrey Gantz

October 27, 2013
robin (6)
bluejay (heard many; saw 2)
mourning dove
mockingbird
chickadee
song sparrow
myrtle warbler (6 or so)
downy woodpecker
phoebe (heard)
ring-billed gulls (50?)
double-crested cormorant
great cormorant
canada goose (25)
mallard (6)
ringnecks (100)
ruddy ducks (50)
scaup (female, probably lesser)
bufflehead (3, 1 male, 2 female)
pied-billed grebe (4, sleeping together)
coot (4)
canvasback (female)
American wigeon (female or juvenile)
Ann and Jeffrey Gantz

October 12, 2013
Mallard 1
Ring-necked Duck 50
Bufflehead 1
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 30
Green Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 12
Herring Gull 1
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1                  BACK TO CALENDAR PAGE
Downy Woodpecker 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 5
European Starling 3
Pine Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
House Finch 25
American Goldfinch 20
House Sparrow 1
Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane
September 14, 2013
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Green Heron 1
Osprey 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 4
Herring Gull 8
Downy Woodpecker 1                 BACK TO CALENDAR PAGE
Northern Flicker 4
Blue Jay 4
Black-capped Chickadee 10
American Robin 30
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling 20
Cedar Waxwing 15
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Common Grackle 20
American Goldfinch 35
House Sparrow 10
Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde
July 13, 2013
Canada Goose 4
Herring Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Warbling Vireo 4
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 5       BACK TO CALENDAR PAGE
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 4
European Starling 4
Cedar Waxwing 3
Yellow Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 15
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 6
House Finch 10
American Goldfinch 20
House Sparrow 10

Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane
June 20,2013
Green Heron 1
Herring Gull 6
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 8
Downy Woodpecker 1
Warbling Vireo 6
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 2          BACK TO CALENDAR PAGE
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling 4
Cedar Waxwing 12
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler 8
Song Sparrow 8
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 12
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 6
Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane
June 9, 2013
Canada Goose 3
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Green Heron 1
Herring Gull 12
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1      BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
Northern Flicker 3
Warbling Vireo 12
Tree Swallow 14
Black-capped Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 20
Gray Catbird 4
European Starling 12
Cedar Waxwing 20
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler 12
Song Sparrow 18
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 8
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 30
House Sparrow 10
Herb Pearce, Leader
May 27, 2013
Canada Goose 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Herring Gull 8
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 3
Belted Kingfisher 1                BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Warbling Vireo 6
Blue Jay 1
Tree Swallow 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 20
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 10
Yellow Warbler 7
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 25
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 5
American Goldfinch 10
House Sparrow 10
Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane

May 12, 2013
Canada Goose 2
Double-crested Cormorant 7
Great Blue Heron 1
Ring-billed Gull 5
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 8
Downy Woodpecker 2                 BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Warbling Vireo 7
Tree Swallow 10
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 5
European Starling 10
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 3
Yellow Warbler 6
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 25
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 25
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 4
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 5

Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde

April 21, 2013
Canada Goose 4
Bufflehead 5
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Ring-billed Gull 15
Herring Gull 5
Rock Pigeon 10
Mourning Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1             BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 15
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
American Robin 25
European Starling 1
Song Sparrow 12
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 50
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
American Goldfinch 12
House Sparrow 12

Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane

Andy Hrycyna's Fresh Pond Bird Report
All Bird Species reported to Mass Audubon's eBird database
During the Week of March 27- April 10
April 6, 2012
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Downy Woodpecker 1               BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 1
Tree Swallow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 1
American Robin 20
European Starling 20
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 6
Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane
Andy Hrycyna's Fresh Pond Bird Report
All Bird Species reported to Mass Audubon's eBird database
During the Week of March 10- March 24
Andy Hrycyna's Fresh Pond Bird Report
All Bird Species reported to Mass Audubon's eBird database
During the Week of February 26 - March 12
Andy Hrycyna's Fresh Pond Bird Report
All Bird Species reported to Mass Audubon's eBird database
During the Week of February 13 - 27
March 2, 2013
Canada Goose 30
American Black Duck 2
Common Merganser 11
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Red-necked Grebe 1            BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Mourning Dove 6
Downy Woodpecker 4
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 4
American Robin 20
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 3
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 8
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 20
House Sparrow 20
Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane
February 26, 2013
Canada Goose 5
Hooded Merganser 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 2
American Robin 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 20
Song Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1
American Goldfinch 6
Elizabeth Wylde and Suzanna Black
Andy Hrycyna's Fresh Pond Bird Report
All Bird Species reported to Mass Audubon's eBird database
During the Week of January 4-10
January 18, 2013
Canvasback 3 (1M, 2F)
Common Goldeneye 1 (M)
Common Merganser 2 (F)
Scaup 6 (4M, 2F)
Ring-billed Gulls
Herring Gulls
Elizabeth Wylde
January 1, 2013
Common Loon 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 4
Black-capped Chickadee 5     BACK TO PHOTO PAGE
Tufted Titmouse 2
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 150
American Tree Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 1
House Sparrow X
Nancy Guppy, Elizabeth Wylde, Lance Drane, Rebecca Ramsay
Andy Hrycyna's Fresh Pond Bird Report
All Bird Species reported to Mass Audubon's eBird database
During the Weeks of December 19, 2012- January 2, 2013
2012
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