Checklist S17804738

Observations

1. Mute Swan

   Number observed:  1

   Exotic: Naturalized

2. Mallard

   Number observed:  36

   Breeding & Behavior Code:

   C Courtship, Display, or Copulation (Probable)

3. American Black Duck

   Number observed:  2

   Details

   Pair tucked into the cattails behind the war memorials. Are these birds going to try and nest this year?

   Breeding & Behavior Code:

   P Pair in Suitable Habitat (Probable)

4. Wild Turkey

   Number observed:  1

   Details

   Along grass near MFA; not too common from the Fenway, but one (presumably the same bird) was seen a few days ago

5. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)

   Number observed:  5

   Exotic: Naturalized

6. Mourning Dove

   Number observed:  16

   Media

7. American Woodcock

   Number observed:  2

   Details

   Flushed from garden plots

8. American Herring Gull

   Number observed:  7

9. Great Black-backed Gull

   Number observed:  1

10. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    High flyover

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    F Flyover (Observed)

11. Great Blue Heron

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    High circling flyover during the worst of the rain

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    F Flyover (Observed)

12. Osprey

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    *Rare migrant here; my fourth in the Fenway; just as the rain lightened up it flew SW over the victory gardens. Was this bird perched along the river somewhere?

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    F Flyover (Observed)

13. Cooper's Hawk

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    juv

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    F Flyover (Observed)

14. Red-tailed Hawk

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    pale juv

15. Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)

    Number observed:  3

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    H In Appropriate Habitat (Possible)

16. Eastern Phoebe

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    1 probable migrant in VG, 1 returning breeder at the Simmons stone bridge

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    N Visiting Probable Nest Site (Probable)

17. Blue Jay

    Number observed:  16

    Details

    Mercilessly harassing the RTHA in the Victory Gardens

18. Black-capped Chickadee

    Number observed:  8

19. Tufted Titmouse

    Number observed:  2

20. White-breasted Nuthatch

    Number observed:  1

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    H In Appropriate Habitat (Possible)

21. Carolina Wren

    Number observed:  2

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    H In Appropriate Habitat (Possible)

22. European Starling

    Number observed:  40

    Exotic: Naturalized

23. Northern Mockingbird

    Number observed:  2

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    H In Appropriate Habitat (Possible)

24. Hermit Thrush

    Number observed:  4

25. American Robin

    Number observed:  17

26. House Sparrow

    Number observed:  20

    Exotic: Naturalized

27. House Finch

    Number observed:  5

    Exotic: Naturalized

28. American Goldfinch

    Number observed:  4

29. Fox Sparrow (Red)

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    1 park drive, 2 together in a single plot in the VG

30. Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)

    Number observed:  14

31. White-throated Sparrow

    Number observed:  17

32. Song Sparrow

    Number observed:  39

33. Swamp Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

34. Red-winged Blackbird

    Number observed:  14

    Details

    All males

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    S Singing Bird (Possible)

35. Brown-headed Cowbird

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    males in VG

36. Common Grackle

    Number observed:  24

37. Palm Warbler (Yellow)

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    1 VG row U, 1 at the War Memorials

38. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    with 1 palm at the War Memorials

39. Northern Cardinal

    Number observed:  4