Lakes of Wakefield and Lynnfield 11/1

From Dave Williams:

Birds seen on this mornings trip included:
The number of ducks was low, except for Suntoug Reservoir. A
possible reason for the low numbers at the 2 Wakefield lakes may be
that the town has hired a goose control agent. He has a boat moored
at both lakes and he and his dogs patrol the 2 lakes and chase off the
geese. Well, this time of year, the other ducks are scared off, too.

Lake Quanapowitt, Wakefield
Double-crested cormorant - 3
Canada geese - 65
Mallard - 5
Killdeer - 3
Ring-billed gull - 17
Herring gull- 3


Crystal Lake, Wakefield
Pied-billed grebe - 2
Double-crested cormorant - 2
Canada geese - 23
Mute swan - 2
Wood duck - 8
Mallard - 33
Ring-neck duck - 5
Hooded merganser - 2
Ring - billed gull - 10
Herring gull - 2


Suntoug Reservoir, Wakefield/Peabody
Double-crested cormorant - 5
Great blue heron - 2
Canada geese - 75
Mute swan - 2
Mallard - 17
Ring-neck duck 38
Lesser scaup - 11
Hooded mergansers - 3
Ruddy duck - 37
Ring-billed gull - 125
Herring gull - 210
Greater black-backed gull - 17
Belted kingfisher - 1
American crow - 110
Common raven - 1

Other birds seen during the trip included:
Red-tailed hawk - 3
Rock dove - 115
Mourning dove - 17
Downy woodpecker - 3
Northern flicker - 1
Blue jay - 12
Black-capped chickadee - 7
Tufted titmouse - 6
Red-breasted nuthatch - 1
White-breasted nuthatch - 5
Golden-crowned kinglet - 2
Robin - 150
Starling - 10
Song sparrow - 2
White-throated sparrow - 2
Junco - 4
Red-winged blackbird - 2
Goldfinch - 4
House sparrow - 13

Dave Williams
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