12/10 Peregrine Falcons+Common Loon, Etc. at Jamaica Pond

[Paul Peterson]

The falcons were flying overhead. The one I saw the other day at Wards Pond is probably part of the pair. All birds except for the two Green-winged Teal (a male and a female) were at either Wards or Jamaica Ponds.

Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Green-winged Teal 2 one Leverett Pond, one Willow Pond
Hooded Merganser 95 Jamaica P.
Ring-necked Duck 30 Jamaica P.
Ruddy Duck 4 Jamaica P.
Red-tailed Hawk 1 Jamaica P.
Peregrine Falcon 2 they like perching atop V.A. Hospital
Northern Flicker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Brown Creeper 2 seen at Wards P., and later at Jamaica P.
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 used to have a bunch in this area every winter
White-throated Sparrow 3 Wards P.
Dark-eyed Junco 30 Wards P.

Paul Peterson
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Boston