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Winter List 2008-2009

Once again, taking an idea from the Canadians, here’s a December-February list for Waltham. Dates and locations are the first sighting. Birds in bold are my first Dec-Feb sighting in Waltham.

(Dating way back to free up the article version for 2009-2010)

2007-2008

The List:

  1. Canada Goose (12/2, Lyman Pond)
  2. Mute Swan (12/10, Hardy Pond)
  3. American Black Duck (12/14, Hardy Pond)
  4. Mallard (12/2, Lyman Pond)
  5. Ring-necked Duck (12/10, Hardy Pond)
  6. Bufflehead (2/15, Charles)
  7. Common Goldeneye (12/28, Charles)
  8. Barrow’s Goldeneye (12/28, Charles)
  9. Hooded Merganer (12/2, Lyman Pond)
  10. Common Merganser (1/2, Charles)
  11. Ruddy Duck (12/10, Hardy Pond)
  12. Great Blue Heron (12/2, Lyman Pond)
  13. Sharp-shinned Hawk (12/13, Lot 1)
  14. Cooper’s Hawk (12/20, yard)
  15. Red-tailed Hawk (12/6, Charles)
  16. American Coot (1/26, Charles)
  17. Ring-billed Gull (12/1, Lexington St)
  18. Herring Gull (12/3, Shaw’s)
  19. Iceland Gull (2/16, Charles)
  20. Lesser Black-backed Gull (2/25, Charles)
  21. Great Black-backed Gull (12/10, Hardy Pond)
  22. Rock Pigeon (12/6, Main St)
  23. Mourning Dove (12/3, yard)
  24. Eastern Screech-Owl (12/14)
  25. Great Horned Owl (1/2, Met State)
  26. Red-bellied Woodpecker (12/12, Prospect Hill)
  27. Downy Woodpecker (12/1, yard)
  28. Hairy Woodpecker (12/4, Prospect Hill)
  29. Northern Flicker (12/1, Paine)
  30. Blue Jay (12/12, Prospect Hill)
  31. American Crow (12/2, yard)
  32. Black-capped Chickadee (12/1, yard)
  33. Tufted Titmouse (12/1, yard)
  34. White-breasted Nuthatch (12/1, yard)
  35. Brown Creeper (12/4, Prospect Hill)
  36. Carolina Wren (12/7, yard)
  37. Golden-crowned Kinglet (12/1, Paine)
  38. Hermit Thrush (12/12, Prospect Hill)
  39. American Robin (12/3, yard)
  40. Northern Mockingbird (12/1, yard)
  41. European Starling (12/2, Trapelo)
  42. Cedar Waxwing (2/16, Charles)
  43. American Tree Sparrow (12/14, Met State)
  44. Song Sparrow (12/4, Prospect Hill)
  45. White-throated Sparrow (12/1, yard)
  46. Dark-eyed Junco (12/1, Paine)
  47. Northern Cardinal (12/3, yard)
  48. Red-winged Blackbird (12/14, Met State)
  49. Common Grackle (2/22, yard)
  50. House Finch (12/1, yard)
  51. White-winged Crossbill (2/8, Met State)
  52. Pine Siskin (12/4, Prospect Hill)
  53. American Goldfinch (12/2, Lyman Pond)
  54. House Sparrow (12/1, yard)

Cumulative total: 82, Mass total: later (didn’t track so it will take some time to figure…)

So a bit below the last couple years (where did the Fish Crows go?). But 4 new birds is more than last year.

Winter List 2007

Stealing an idea from the Canadians, here’s a December-February list for Waltham. Dates and locations are the first sighting. Birds in bold are my first Dec-Feb sighting in Waltham.

The List:

  1. Canada Goose (12/1, Met State)
  2. Mute Swan (12/2, Hardy Pond)
  3. Wood Duck (1/19, Charles)
  4. American Black Duck (12/2, Cambridge Res)
  5. Mallard (12/2, Cambridge Res)
  6. Green-winged Teal (12/2, Hardy Pond)
  7. Ring-necked Duck (12/2, Charles)
  8. Common Goldeneye (12/2, Cambridge Res)
  9. Hooded Merganser (12/1, Lot 1)
  10. Common Merganser (12/2, Cambridge Res)
  11. Ruddy Duck (12/2, Cambridge Res)
  12. Great Blue Heron (12/2, Cambridge Res)
  13. Turkey Vulture (2/25, Beaver St)
  14. Sharp-shinned Hawk (12/23, Lot 1)
  15. Cooper’s Hawk (12/2, Cambridge Res)
  16. Red-tailed Hawk (12/1, Lot 1)
  17. American Kestrel (12/23, UMass Field Station)
  18. American Woodcock (12/1, Lot 1)
  19. Ring-billed Gull (12/1, yard)
  20. Herring Gull (12/1, Star Market)
  21. Great Black-backed Gull (12/2, Cambridge Res)
  22. Rock Pigeon (12/2, Hardy Pond)
  23. Mourning Dove (12/1, Lot 1)
  24. Great Horned Owl (12/1, Met State)
  25. Belted Kingfisher (12/2, Hardy Pond)
  26. Red-bellied Woodpecker (1/5, Met State)
  27. Downy Woodpecker (12/1, yard)
  28. Hairy Woodpecker (12/1, Lot 1)
  29. Northern Flicker (12/2, Charles)
  30. Blue Jay (12/1, Lot 1)
  31. American Crow (12/1, Trapelo)
  32. Fish Crow (12/22, Charles)
  33. Black-capped Chickadee (12/1, yard)
  34. Tufted Titmouse (12/1, yard)
  35. White-breasted Nuthatch (12/1, yard)
  36. Carolina Wren (12/2, yard)
  37. Winter Wren (1/5, Met State)
  38. Golden-crowned Kinglet (12/6, Paine)
  39. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (12/2, Charles)
  40. Eastern Bluebird (1/5, Met State)
  41. Hermit Thrush (2/3, Lot 1)
  42. American Robin (12/1, Lot 1)
  43. Northern Mockingbird (12/1, Lot 1)
  44. European Starling (12/2, Cambridge Res)
  45. Cedar Waxwing (12/1, Lot 1)
  46. American Tree Sparrow (12/1, Lot 1)
  47. Savannah Sparrow (12/7, UMass Field Station)
  48. Song Sparrow (12/1, Lot 1)
  49. White-throated Sparrow (12/1, Lot 1)
  50. Dark-eyed Junco (12/1, yard)
  51. Snow Bunting (12/23, UMass Field Station)
  52. Northern Cardinal (12/1, Lot 1)
  53. Red-winged Blackbird (2/15, Charles)
  54. Common Grackle (2/24, Charles)
  55. House Finch (12/1, yard)
  56. American Goldfinch (12/1, yard)
  57. House Sparrow (12/1, yard)

Based on Massbird (and other lists) postings and eBird reports, there were at least 215 species in state this season.

So 57 again, same as last year. Not too bad. Did miss ravens repeatedly and probably some other stuff.

Cumulative total: 78

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