Magazine Beach Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 6, 2026 6:00 AM – 8:56 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.634 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Accidental BBC walk lead by Peter Modest. Originally scheduled for 6-7:30PM but posted as 6-7:30AM. Peter showed up “late” around 6:15 and didn’t realize he was leading a walk for a good 30 mins into it – just birding with friends. 

Highlights included Blue-winged Warbler (first report of park), Magnolia Warblers, Nashville Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Indigo Bunting, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Green Heron, Least Flycatcher and at least 8 Baltimore Orioles. One of the most fun walks- unbridled excitement and immaculate vibes.

51 species (+3 other taxa)

Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)  14

Canada Goose  40

Mallard  8

Mallard (Domestic type)  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  25

Mourning Dove  1

Chimney Swift  10

Ring-billed Gull  12

American Herring Gull  3

Double-crested Cormorant  4

Green Heron  1    FOY- flying over multiple times

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Osprey (American)  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Peregrine Falcon (North American)  1

Least Flycatcher  1    likely empid from yesterday

Eastern Phoebe  1

Eastern Kingbird  3

Blue-headed Vireo  3

Eastern Warbling Vireo  7

Blue Jay  26

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tree Swallow  4

European Starling  60

Gray Catbird  10

Northern Mockingbird  3

American Robin  14

Cedar Waxwing  12

House Sparrow  10

House Finch  4

American Goldfinch  6

Chipping Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  2

Savannah Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  8

Baltimore Oriole  8

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  8

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  22

Ovenbird  1    FOY

Louisiana/Northern Waterthrush  1    originally marked NOWA, but leaning LOWA. would love insight on this bird. really no marks on throat, pretty light breast with daintier streaking, pretty light but a bit buffy through flank… all seem like good LOWA characteristics, but i’m hesitant to call it.

Blue-winged Warbler  1    first of park! seen in mixed flock of YRWA, BTGR, BAWW, BCCH at goose park

Black-and-white Warbler  3

Nashville Warbler  1

Northern Parula  1

Magnolia Warbler  2    FOY 1 in the ditch, one seen by PM at corner of granite and magazine

Northern Yellow Warbler  4

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  5

Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  2

Indigo Bunting  1    FOY – landed by audubon building briefly before flying south

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S333879443

Manomet Conservation Sciences, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 6, 2026 9:00 AM – 11:01 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.437 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club event. Banding nets were not up due to winds. Manomet employees Evan and Lisa led the group around the property. The group was able to enter the banding lab to hear Evan explain the banding process and see the tools used.

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Overcast clouds – clear sky

Temperature: 60 – 64°F

Wind: Fresh breeze – gale

Wind Direction: S – SW

Cloud Cover: 100%

Humidity: 70 – 77%

Sunrise: 5:31am

Sunset: 7:45pm

Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>

41 species

Brant  11

Mallard  1

Red-breasted Merganser  24

Chimney Swift  2

Solitary Sandpiper  1    Originally found this morning by Lisa. As the group entered the blind area it flew from the bog. Calling.

Greater Yellowlegs  2    Bluff

Purple Sandpiper  1    Seen by Lisa at the bluff

Laughing Gull  4    FO

American Herring Gull  4

Common Loon  1    FO

Double-crested Cormorant  3

Green Heron  1

Turkey Vulture  1

Red-shouldered Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Eastern Phoebe  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Blue Jay  5

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Bank Swallow  2

Tree Swallow  24

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2

Barn Swallow  2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2

Northern House Wren  2

Carolina Wren  1

Gray Catbird  3

American Robin  6

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  2

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  5

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  5

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Common Grackle  11

Northern Yellow Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S333879427

Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Norfolk, Massachusetts, US

May 5, 2026 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.8 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    SSBC/BBC trip; Glenn d’Entremont leader; 11 participants

41 species

Wild Turkey  4

Mourning Dove  1

Chimney Swift  1

Double-crested Cormorant  4    flyovers

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Eastern Phoebe  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Blue Jay  6

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  8

Tufted Titmouse  4

Tree Swallow  6

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Brown Creeper  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2

Northern House Wren  3

Gray Catbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  1

Veery  1

American Robin  2

House Finch  2

Purple Finch (Eastern)  1

American Goldfinch  4

White-throated Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  6

Baltimore Oriole  2

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Ovenbird  10

Blue-winged Warbler  1

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Northern Parula  1

Pine Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  8

Scarlet Tanager  2

Northern Cardinal  6

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S333635971

Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US

May 5, 2026 6:34 AM – 8:39 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.513 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Beautiful sunny day, 52-58 degrees slight breeze.

25 species

Mourning Dove  1

Double-crested Cormorant  15

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  2

Blue-headed Vireo  3

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  7

Tufted Titmouse  5

White-breasted Nuthatch  4

Northern House Wren  5

Carolina Wren  2

Gray Catbird  1

House Finch  3

American Goldfinch  8

White-throated Sparrow  2

Common Grackle  4

Ovenbird  2

Black-and-white Warbler  3

Northern Parula  2

Palm Warbler  1

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  2

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S333636110

Hammond Pond, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2026 7:00 AM – 7:50 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club trip, led by David Scott

19 species

Canada Goose  3

Mute Swan  1

Wood Duck  4

Mallard  5

Great Blue Heron  2

Downy Woodpecker  1

Eastern Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  1

Fish Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  2

American Robin  1

American Goldfinch  2

Swamp Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Common Grackle  5

Ovenbird  1    heard only

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332604339

Houghton Garden, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2026 7:40 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.3 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club trip, led by David Scott

18 species

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Blue-headed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Gray Catbird  2

American Robin  1

American Goldfinch  2

White-throated Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  1

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Northern Parula  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  8

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332607380

Weston Station Pond, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2026 9:11 AM – 11:36 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.983 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Most of count reasonably precise except icterids, song/chipping and swallows.  Misses that were probably (or should have been) there:  YR warbler, RC kinglet (Merlin “heard” but it evaded our ears and eyes) and field sparrow.  Highlights were broad-winged hawk, pair of coopers, first great crested flycatcher of season.

37 species

Canada Goose  7

Wood Duck  1

Mallard  1

Double-crested Cormorant  8

Great Blue Heron  3

Turkey Vulture  1

Cooper’s Hawk  2

Broad-winged Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  4

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Warbling Vireo  3

Black-capped Chickadee  8

Tufted Titmouse  10

Tree Swallow  20

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2

Barn Swallow  3

Brown Creeper  1

Northern House Wren  2

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  11

Northern Mockingbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  2

American Robin  7

House Finch  3

American Goldfinch  12

Chipping Sparrow  5

Song Sparrow  4

Red-winged Blackbird  20

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle  6

Northern Yellow Warbler  1

Pine Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332612091

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2026 5:55 AM – 8:49 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.525 mile(s)

51 species

Canada Goose  3

Mallard  4

Wild Turkey  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Mourning Dove  4

Chimney Swift  1

Double-crested Cormorant  10

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Great Horned Owl  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  2

Hairy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Blue-headed Vireo  6    Busy AM in the cemetery. The BHVIs were singing actively.

Eastern Warbling Vireo  2

Blue Jay  6

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Red-breasted Nuthatch  2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

Northern House Wren  5

Carolina Wren  1

Gray Catbird  5

Northern Mockingbird  1

Hermit Thrush  2

American Robin  36

House Sparrow  2

Purple Finch  1

American Goldfinch  5

Chipping Sparrow  25

White-throated Sparrow  7

Song Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  7

Red-winged Blackbird  8

Brown-headed Cowbird  9

Common Grackle  6

Ovenbird  1

Black-and-white Warbler  9

American Redstart  1

Northern Parula  16

Northern Yellow Warbler  1

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Palm Warbler  1

Pine Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler  28

Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  10

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332723652

Chandler Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2026 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC – Chandler Pond, Brighton – Leader: Rachel Cox

33 species

Canada Goose  3

Mallard  3

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  3

Double-crested Cormorant  2

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Eastern Warbling Vireo  3

Blue Jay  3

Tree Swallow  1

Barn Swallow  2

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  5

Gray Catbird  2

American Robin  2

House Sparrow  5

American Goldfinch  2

Chipping Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  1

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Common Grackle  20

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Northern Parula  2

Northern Yellow Warbler  3

Palm Warbler  4

Yellow-rumped Warbler  15

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S341267379

Gaining Ground, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 3, 2026 6:50 AM – 7:24 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.135 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club- Gaining Ground and Massport Trails – Leaders: Adrien Currier and Kathy Dia – A lot of activity  in the brushy edges and good views of birds in the marsh area from behind the ball fields.

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Overcast clouds

Temperature: 41°F

Wind: Light breeze – moderate breeze

Wind Direction: NW

Cloud Cover: 100%

Humidity: 85%

Dew point: 36°F

Sunrise: 5:37am

Sunset: 7:46pm

Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>

34 species

Mallard  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Mourning Dove  4

Killdeer  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  4

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Carolina Wren  2

Gray Catbird  4

Brown Thrasher  1

Eastern Bluebird  2    Feeding each other

American Robin  12

American Goldfinch  7

Field Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  10

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  2

Song Sparrow  5

Eastern Towhee  1

Red-winged Blackbird  8

Brown-headed Cowbird  6

Rusty Blackbird  2    Saw and heard: Confirmed ID by the classic squeaky gate song. We also got good views of them multiple times

Common Grackle  2

Northern Waterthrush  1

Blue-winged Warbler  1

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Northern Yellow Warbler  3

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  5

Northern Cardinal  3

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2    Song and calls

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332094046

Hanscom Field–Massport Trail, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 3, 2026 7:25 AM – 9:43 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.109 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club- Gaining Ground and Massport Trails – Leaders: Adrien Currier and Kathy Dia – We entered through Gaining Ground and took a route without trespassing. Past the runway we took the loop through the brushy area and through the oak-pine woods, across the large field, past the four-way intersection and through the pine woods to the ledge over the runways. Light showers around 9:15-9:30

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Overcast clouds – broken clouds

Temperature: 41 – 46°F

Wind: Light breeze – moderate breeze

Wind Direction: NW

Cloud Cover: 75 – 100%

Humidity: 69 – 85%

Dew point: 36°F

Sunrise: 5:37am

Sunset: 7:46pm

Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>

42 species

Canada Goose  4    Low estimate. Heard a flock flying in distance

Mallard  1

Mourning Dove  5

Killdeer  1

Double-crested Cormorant  5

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Northern Harrier  1

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

American Kestrel  6    Used scope for most

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Blue Jay  10

Black-capped Chickadee  8

Tufted Titmouse  5

Barn Swallow (American)  4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern)  1

Gray Catbird  6

Northern Mockingbird  2

Eastern Bluebird  3

American Robin  8

Pine Siskin  1    Heard partial “zhwee” call as it flew over. Goldfinch-like but too buzzy and light.

American Goldfinch  9

White-throated Sparrow  14

Song Sparrow  6

Swamp Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  12    Everywhere

Red-winged Blackbird  18

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Rusty Blackbird  2    Saw and heard clearly (squeaky gate sounds)

Common Grackle  2

Ovenbird  10    Everywhere

Blue-winged Warbler  5

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Northern Yellow Warbler  1

Palm Warbler (Yellow)  1

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  10

Northern Cardinal  5

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332094031

Dunback Meadow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 3, 2026 6:31 AM – 9:33 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.74 mile(s)

42 species

Wood Duck  1

Mallard  14    Mom with twelve ducklings

Mourning Dove  6

Killdeer  1

Cooper’s Hawk  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  4

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  3

Merlin  1    In a dispute with COHA, before it flew off.  ID’d from (blurry) photo showing pointed wings and brown body.

Eastern Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  12

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  9

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  11

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  7

Gray Catbird  5

Northern Mockingbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  2

Hermit Thrush  1

American Robin  30

House Sparrow  15

House Finch  7

American Goldfinch  15

White-throated Sparrow  8

Savannah Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  12

Swamp Sparrow  4

Red-winged Blackbird  35

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  20

Blue-winged Warbler  1

Black-and-white Warbler  1    Fos!

Common Yellowthroat  3    Fos!

Northern Yellow Warbler  4

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  5

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332094061