Arnold Arboretum, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US May 18, 2019 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Comments: BBC walk sunny, 55-62 28 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Mourning Dove 2 Chimney Swift 8 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Herring Gull 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Northern Flicker 2 Empidonax sp. 1 Warbling Vireo [...]
Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, 100-132 Prospect Hill Road, Worcester, Massachusetts, US May 18, 2019 6:40 AM - 10:00 AM Comments: Sunny, cloudless at the start, warming to nearly 70 degrees 47 species Canada Goose 20 Wild Turkey 3 Mourning Dove 1 Chimney Swift 1 Great Blue Heron 2 Turkey Vulture 4 Red-tailed Hawk 5 Red-bellied [...]
Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US May 17, 2019 6:00 AM - 8:45 AM Comments: BBC walk started at 50 degrees with cloud cover (though sun rise was spectacular) but turned to drizzle for most of the trip. 41 species Wild Turkey 1 Mourning Dove 1 Chimney Swift 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Great Blue [...]
Boston Public Garden, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US May 16, 2019 6:30 AM - 9:15 AM Comments: BBC trip on a beautiful sunny day, started at 51 degrees but warmed up quickly 37 species (+1 other taxa) Mute Swan 2 domestic Mallard 23 with 6 ducklings Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 28 Mourning Dove 2 [...]
McLaughlin Woods, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US May 15, 2019 7:29 AM - 9:34 AM Comments: Brookline Bird Club walk. Sunny and cool. Slow going at the start with some fairly uncooperative birds but ended on a nice note with a couple Cape Mays. 41 species (+1 other taxa) Wild Turkey 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) [...]
Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US May 15, 2019 5:00 PM - 7:15 PM Comments: There was quite a lot of activity compared with previous years for this walk. 58 degrees at the start, dropping quick by the end; slight breeze. We ran out of time to explore the Dell (cemetery gates close at [...]
Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US May 15, 2019 6:00 AM - 8:40 AM Comments: BBC trip, led by David Scott 43 species Mallard 2 Wild Turkey 2 Mourning Dove 2 Common Nighthawk 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Herring Gull 1 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Distant flyby to the east at 6am [...]
Westborough WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US May 13, 2019 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM Comments: BBC-Wayne F McCallum WMA. Leader Nick Paulson 71 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 2 American Black Duck 1 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 35 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Killdeer 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Double-crested Cormorant [...]
Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US May 13, 2019 6:30 AM - 11:17 AM Comments: Partly to mostly cloudy and 45-55 degrees. Winds ENE 6 mph to East 17 mph when we left. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams. Stops at main pans, Wardens, Hellcat trail to Goodno Crossing, Pines Trail [...]
Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US May 13, 2019 5:05 AM - 10:05 AM 61 species Mallard 6 Wild Turkey 3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Mourning Dove 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Herring Gull 1 Common Loon 1 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 Blue-headed Vireo [...]
