Boston bird list

I've lost track of birds seen in North America, but I think the ones in capitals are new for me.

Great northern diver - 1 summer plumage, Boston Harbour.

Northern fulmar - several 2nd pelagic.

Manx shearwater - one, first pelagic.

Great shearwater - 10+, both pelagics.

Sooty shearwater - 3, 2nd pelagic.

Wilson's petrel - 1, 2nd pelagic.

Northern gannet - both pelagics.

Double-crested cormorant - common.

Great blue heron - 1, Mt Auburn Cemetery 2 October.

Canada goose - Boston Harbour, Charles River.

Wood duck - 3 over Mt Auburn Cemetery 2 October.

Mallard - common.

Ring-necked duck - 12 Freshpond 1 October.

WHITE-WINGED SCOTER - ca. 20, both pelagics.

BLACK SCOTER. - several, 2nd pelagic.

Ruddy duck - 1 Freshpond 1 October.

Peregrine - 1 Boston Harbour, first pelagic.

Arctic skua - 2 light phase, first pelagic.

Bonaparte's gull - 2 Boston Harbour, 2nd pelagic.

Laughing gull - < 5, both pelagics.

Ring-billed gull - common.

American herring gull - common.

Great black-backed gull - common, pelagics.

Common tern - 2, first pelagic.

Mourning Dove - 1 Cambridge, 1 at sea 2nd pelagic.

Belted kingfisher - 1, Mt Auburn Cemetery 2 October.

NORTHERN FLICKER - ca.5 Mt Auburn Cemetery 2 October.

EASTERN WOOD PEWEE - 1 Mt Auburn Cemetery 2 October.

EASTERN PHOEBE - 1 Mt Auburn Cemetery 2 October.

Blue Jay - common.

BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE -1 Mt Auburn Cemetery, 1 Cambridge 2 October.

TUFTED TITMOUSE - 2 Freshpond 1 October.

WHITE-BELLIED NUTHATCH - 1 Freshpond 1 October.

American robin - common.

European starling - common.

Indigo bunting - 3 Mt Auburn Cemetery 2 October.

Northern cardinal - 2 Mt Auburn Cemetery 2 October.

CHIPPING SPARROW -1 Mt Auburn Cemetery 2 October.

SONG SPARROW -1 Mt Auburn Cemetery 2 October.

WHITE-THROATED SPARROW - c5 Mt Auburn Cemetery 2 October.

Dark-eyed junco - 1 Mt Auburn Cemetery 2 October.

BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD - big flocks Cambridge, Mt Auburn Cemetery 1-2 October.

Common grackle - at least 1, Mt Auburn Cemetery 2 October.

House sparrow - common.

American goldfinch - Freshpond 1 October.

Eastern chipmunks and a monarch butterfly in Mt Auburn Cemetery, grey squirrels common.

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