Thanks to Steve Jones and James Muller for giving me a bit of info about
some of the metros, I made a quick stop to one, and  I chose Blendon. I
went to Thoreau Lake and Goldenrod Trail. Bird list:

Lake Trail:

Pileated Woodpecker: 2
Titmice: 6
Song Sparrow: 3
Tree Sparrow: 6
Juncos: 4
Chickadee: 2
Cardinals: 22
Red bellied Woodpecker: 4

Thoreau Lake:

Canada Goose: 100+
Mallards: 62
COMMON MERGANSER: 3
Am. Black Duck: 13

Goldenrod trail:

White Throated Sparrows: 5
Carolina Wren: 2
BARRED OWL: heard 2; 1 at the last loop on Goldenrod, other around Thoreau
lake, but were  never seen.

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