Alewife Brook Reservation, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Mar 28, 2026 9:11 AM – 10:29 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club – Early Birders at Alewife

17 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  2

Mute Swan  2

Mallard  10

Mallard (Domestic type)  4

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  15

Mourning Dove  2

Wilson’s Snipe  1    originally mistaken for a woodcock, but a welcome surprise! Resting on shoreline in the wetland portion of the park

Bald Eagle  3

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Blue Jay  5

Black-capped Chickadee  1

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  3

Dark-eyed Junco  2

Song Sparrow  4

Red-winged Blackbird  10

Common Grackle  5

Northern Cardinal  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S314245442

Franklin Park–Scarboro Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Mar 28, 2026 8:33 AM – 10:44 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.214 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Sunny

Low 30s

24 species

Canada Goose  89

Mallard  6

Turkey Vulture  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1    Male, clear red on throat and cap, photo to come

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  3

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  3

Eastern Phoebe  7    4 seen together other 3 seen at separate spots

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  2

Common Raven  2

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tufted Titmouse  2

Golden-crowned Kinglet  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  4

American Robin  75

American Goldfinch  4

Dark-eyed Junco  8

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  12

Red-winged Blackbird  3

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S314245432

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Mar 28, 2026 8:00 AM – 9:10 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club walk at Mount Auburn Cemetery

25 species

Canada Goose  5

Mallard  11

Mourning Dove  6

Killdeer  1

American Herring Gull  3

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  6

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  9

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  6

White-breasted Nuthatch  5

Brown Creeper  1

Carolina Wren  1

American Robin  16

House Sparrow  7

American Goldfinch  5

Dark-eyed Junco  4

Song Sparrow  5

Red-winged Blackbird  2

Common Grackle  7

Northern Cardinal  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S314245438

Chestnut St. Fields, Bristol, Massachusetts, US

Mar 27, 2026 5:46 PM – 7:28 PM

Protocol: Stationary

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club woodcock walk. 

Leader Ray Bedard and three participants. 

The woodcocks waited a while before getting vocal. They did eventually get into their display flight with enough light to see them. All were very close tonight

17 species

Canada Goose  25

Wild Turkey  1

Mourning Dove  1

American Woodcock  5

Ring-billed Gull  3

American Herring Gull  4

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

European Starling  13

Northern Mockingbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  2

American Robin  60

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  3

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  1

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  15

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S314245426

Boston Nature Center Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Mar 22, 2026 8:00 AM – 10:53 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.36 kilometer(s)

Checklist Comments:    Joint Brookline Bird Club/ Boston Nature Center

Co-Leaders : Mike McCarthy, Neil Calabro, Correne George & Samuel Harris

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Overcast clouds

Temperature: 38 – 41°F

39 species

Canada Goose  1    Heard honking from Harvard St

Mallard  2    Pair hiding

Wild Turkey  10    9m & 1f

Mourning Dove  6

Killdeer  2

Ring-billed Gull  3    Adults

American Herring Gull  12    10 Adults & 2 First Cycles

Cooper’s Hawk  1    Male

Bald Eagle  1    First Cycle headed NW

Red-shouldered Hawk (lineatus Group)  1    *Early. First Year soared over Mass Biologics heading SE. Distinctive Acciptrine-like flight, brown streaked chest, black-tipped primaries (a few were badly worn out) & brown banded tail. Attempted, but failed to get a photo.

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1    Female working on nest

Barred Owl  1    Heard distinctive, yet mumbled “Hoo-ya-hoo-hoo” from behind BNC headquarters parking lot

Belted Kingfisher  1    Male flying NE

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Pileated Woodpecker  1    *Heard loud chiseling into Cottonwoods along Margaret’s Meadow. Likely left the area headed SE, but unknown. Mike & Neil heard the boisterous monkey-like call from the trees.

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Blue Jay  8

American Crow  7

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tufted Titmouse  6

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1    *Seen briefly atop Sugar Maples and heard its distinctive “chit-chit” before it took off. Couldn’t relocate for a photo sadly.

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  15    Mumurations flying SE

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  12

House Sparrow  1    Lone call heard by houses

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  1    Faint calls heard around marsh

Fox Sparrow (Red)  2    In thickets along Fox Trail

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  1    Male flew from gardens to feeders

White-throated Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  6

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  22    Males preparing

Brown-headed Cowbird  2    Males called briefly

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  12

Northern Cardinal  5    Males only

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S314245419

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Mar 22, 2026 8:20 AM – 9:50 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC Bird Walk at Mount Auburn Cemetery

23 species

Canada Goose  11

Mallard  11

Wild Turkey  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  7

Mourning Dove  4

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  4

Blue Jay  9

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  6

White-breasted Nuthatch  7

European Starling  21

American Robin  36

House Sparrow  7

American Goldfinch  5

Dark-eyed Junco  9

Song Sparrow  4

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  9

Northern Cardinal  11

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S312940624

West Newbury, Newburyport and Plum Island, led by Laura de la Flor

https://ebird.org/tripreport/491213

Brook Farm and Gethsemane Cemetery, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Mar 15, 2026 7:57 AM – 9:25 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.789 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club trip, Neil Calabro and Mike McCarthy co-leaders.

24 species

Canada Goose  6

Wood Duck  4

American Black Duck  2

Mourning Dove  8

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1    Immature

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1    Adult female

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  4

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1    Drum

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  3

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  4

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Carolina Wren  1

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  15

American Tree Sparrow  1

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  2

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  6

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  16

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S311489499

Millennium Park, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Mar 15, 2026 9:26 AM – 11:26 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Extension to BBC Bird Walk on 3-15-26. Walk co-led by Neil Calabro &  Michael McCarthy.

27 species

Canada Goose  11

Wood Duck  4

Mallard  6

American Black Duck  16

Green-winged Teal  8

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  4

Mourning Dove  3

Killdeer  2

American Herring Gull  2

Bald Eagle  2

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  3

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  3

Fish Crow  4    heard flying and calling, seen as well

Golden-crowned Kinglet  1

Carolina Wren  3

European Starling  4

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  4

House Sparrow  12

Song Sparrow  8

Swamp Sparrow  1

Red-winged Blackbird  24

Common Grackle  10

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S311489527

Millennium Park–West Roxbury High School Marsh, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Mar 15, 2026 10:50 AM – 12:05 PM

Protocol: Traveling

0.75 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Extension to BBC Bird Walk on 3-15-26. Walk co-led by Michael McCarthy.

22 species

Wood Duck  4

Mallard  8

American Black Duck  16

Green-winged Teal  3

Ring-necked Duck  2

Hooded Merganser  2

Common Merganser  2

Mourning Dove  3

Killdeer  1

Bald Eagle  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Blue Jay  2

Fish Crow  3    Heard well by north basin, seen perched. May be the same birds previously reported for Millennium Park.

Black-capped Chickadee  2    Pair excavating possible nest hole in a snag off boardwalk

Tufted Titmouse  2

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  4

Song Sparrow  3

Red-winged Blackbird  8

Common Grackle  8

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S311489557

Neponset River Trail, Milton US-MA 42.27070, -71.06589, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US

Mar 15, 2026 8:29 AM – 11:02 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.801 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Overcast, some sun, temperature in the high 30°s

26 species (+1 other taxa)

Bufflehead  5

Red-breasted Merganser  2

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  11

Mourning Dove  8

gull sp.  4

Double-crested Cormorant  49

Black-crowned Night Heron  4    Four together in a tree near the River. Photos to come

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Blue Jay  6

American Crow  4

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  75

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  9

House Sparrow  14

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  13

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  10

Red-winged Blackbird  34

Common Grackle  55

Northern Cardinal  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S311489472

Rock Meadow Conservation Area, Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Mar 11, 2026 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Woodcock Walk at Rock Meadow, Belmont

16 species

Canada Goose  4

Mallard  7

Mourning Dove  2

American Woodcock  7

Downy Woodpecker  1

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  3

Common Raven  1

European Starling  7

American Robin  17

House Sparrow  19

House Finch  5

Song Sparrow  7

Red-winged Blackbird  6

Common Grackle  16

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S311489451