The date: 6/3/2026
The week number: 23

The walk number: 1872
The weather: 79 F; partly cloudy

The walkers: Alan Cummings, Viveca Sapin-Areeda, Chip O’Connor,

Kevin Kan, Ellen Yu, Eric Warren, Andrew Guerra, John Beckett

The birds (24)

No. First Name Last Name Prob

1	Western	Bluebird	0.75
3	Red-whiskered	Bulbul	0.88
6		Bushtit	0.88
3	American	Crow	1
2	Mourning	Dove	0.75
6	House	Finch	1
4	Lesser	Goldfinch	1
1	Red-shouldered	Hawk	0
1	Red-tailed	Hawk	0.25
1	Anna’s	Hummingbird	0.88
5	Selasphorus	Hummingbird	0.75
8	Dark-eyed	Junco	1
3	Northern	Mockingbird	1
1	Black	Phoebe	0.88
1	Band-tailed	Pigeon	0.75
3	Common	Raven	0.88
3	House	Sparrow	0.88
3	European	Starling	0.50
4	White-throated	Swift	0.38
1	Oak	Titmouse	0.12
2	California	Towhee	0.75
2	Orange-crowned	Warbler	0
9	Acorn	Woodpecker	1
1	Nuttall’s	Woodpecker	0.25

Walk lasted between 12:00 and 13:54

We observed 24 species, which was the same as last week and 3.8 above the prediction, so it was a very good walk again. Our highlight experiences involved the Red-shouldered Hawk and the Red-tailed Hawk. The Red-shouldered was seen on Arden Road sitting down on the ground with 3 Crows fussing about the situation. When the hawk got up and left, the crows were hot on its tail. But, better than that was the Red-tailed. We were on Holliston looking at 4 House Finches, with one feeding 3 others and they were making a racket begging. Suddenly a Red-tailed Hawk came smashing through the branches and slammed through the group. The hawk did not appear to catch anything and landed on a branch nearby, empty-footed. It was quite the sight. We also saw 2 Orange-crowned Warblers, which was unexpected with zero probability on the list. No orioles and no nuthatches, so that was a bit of a disappointment. But the hawks made for a lot of excitement.

Alan,

6/3/2026