Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Sep 20, 2025 7:00 AM – 9:20 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC Bird Walk Fresh Pond

36 species

Canada Goose  3

Mute Swan  2

Mallard  2

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2

Mourning Dove  3

Ring-billed Gull  2

American Herring Gull  8

Double-crested Cormorant  29    ~25 were flying overhead in formation

Great Blue Heron  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  4

Northern Flicker  4

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  11

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  4

White-breasted Nuthatch  5

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1    Clearly seen by several birders.  Photos.

Carolina Wren  2

Gray Catbird  1

American Robin  4

House Sparrow  3

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  22

Song Sparrow  1

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Nashville Warbler  1

American Redstart  1

Northern Parula  1

Yellow Warbler  1

Wilson’s Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  5

Indigo Bunting  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S275306011

Charles River Esplanade, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Sep 17, 2025 7:04 AM – 8:45 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.988 mile(s)

18 species

Canada Goose  20

Mallard  40

American Black Duck  2

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5

Mourning Dove  2

American Herring Gull  30

Great Black-backed Gull  4

Double-crested Cormorant  50    25 migrating

Great Blue Heron  1

Downy Woodpecker  1    After trip ended

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  3

American Robin  5

House Sparrow  5

Song Sparrow  4

Common Grackle  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S274307415

Great Meadows NWR–Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Sep 16, 2025 7:13 AM – 11:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.239 mile(s)

48 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  9

Wood Duck  13

Mallard  5

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  9

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2

Sora  1

American Golden-Plover  1    Picture coming

Killdeer  1

Wilson’s Snipe  2

Spotted Sandpiper  1

shorebird sp.  1

Green Heron  2

Great Blue Heron  4

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Northern Harrier  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  7

Hairy Woodpecker  2

Pileated Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  3

Eastern Phoebe  1

Warbling Vireo  2

Blue Jay  10

American Crow  1

Common Raven  2

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tufted Titmouse  9

White-breasted Nuthatch  10

Red-breasted Nuthatch  5

Brown Creeper  1

Marsh Wren  7

Carolina Wren  2

Gray Catbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  2

House Sparrow  1

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  1

White-throated Sparrow  1

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  9

Swamp Sparrow  3

Bobolink  1

Red-winged Blackbird  100

Common Grackle  1

Pine Warbler  1

Prairie Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S274307406

Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Sep 16, 2025 7:05 AM – 10:50 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Led BBC walk.

39 species

Canada Goose  4

Gadwall  2

Mallard  7

American Black Duck  6

Green-winged Teal  25

Black-bellied Plover  1    Fly over, heard.

Killdeer  2

Semipalmated Plover  55

Short-billed Dowitcher  1    NP

Lesser Yellowlegs  1

Greater Yellowlegs  23

Stilt Sandpiper  1

Dunlin  3

White-rumped Sandpiper  4

Semipalmated Sandpiper  70

Ring-billed Gull  2

American Herring Gull  6

Pied-billed Grebe  1    NP

Double-crested Cormorant  17

Snowy Egret  15

Great Egret  6

Great Blue Heron  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Blue Jay  3

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tree Swallow  15

Red-breasted Nuthatch  2

European Starling  40

Gray Catbird  8

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  13

Purple Finch  1

American Goldfinch  3

Savannah Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  3

Eastern Towhee  4

Magnolia Warbler  1

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S274307412

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

Sep 14, 2025 8:05 AM – 10:50 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.75 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC-Boston Nature Center Birdwalk at BNC 9-14-25

35 species

Canada Goose  80

Wild Turkey  25    BNC is loaded with turkeys

Mourning Dove  9

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  3

Solitary Sandpiper  1

Least Sandpiper  1

American Herring Gull  1

Green Heron  1

Turkey Vulture  1

Osprey  1

Cooper’s Hawk  3

Red-shouldered Hawk  1    Hanging out in largest community garden

Red-tailed Hawk  3

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  3

Merlin  1

Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  7

American Crow  1

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tufted Titmouse  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Northern House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  3

Gray Catbird  7

American Robin  5

Cedar Waxwing  3

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  4

Song Sparrow  5

Common Grackle  2

Magnolia Warbler  1    Seen by Sam Harris

Blackpoll Warbler  1    Seen by Sam Harris

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S274307386

Nahanton Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Sep 14, 2025 7:40 AM – 10:20 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC/FNP walk. Sun to light overcast, 60s, still.

29 species

Mallard  X

Mourning Dove  2

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Blue Jay  8

Black-capped Chickadee  8

Tufted Titmouse  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Red-breasted Nuthatch  1

Carolina Wren  3

European Starling  5

Gray Catbird  7

Eastern Bluebird  3    tree at lower garden

American Robin  8

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  8

Lincoln’s Sparrow  1    upper garden

Common Grackle  3

Nashville Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  4

American Redstart  4

Blackpoll Warbler  1

Prairie Warbler  1    heard early

Wilson’s Warbler  1    upper garden, briefly

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S274307392

Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Sep 14, 2025 8:21 AM – 11:02 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.995 mile(s)

42 species

Canada Goose  11

Mallard  6

American Black Duck  2

Green-winged Teal  2

American Golden-Plover  1    Heard only

Semipalmated Plover  4

Lesser Yellowlegs  4

Greater Yellowlegs  5

Least Sandpiper  1

Ring-billed Gull  1

American Herring Gull  9

Pied-billed Grebe  1

Double-crested Cormorant  25

Tricolored Heron  1    NPO

Snowy Egret  1

Great Egret  2

Great Blue Heron  1

Osprey  1

Northern Harrier  1

Merlin  1

Least Flycatcher  1

Blue Jay  11

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tree Swallow  46

Barn Swallow  12

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  135

Gray Catbird  11

Brown Thrasher  1    Seen by two in the group

American Robin  12

Cedar Waxwing  9

Purple Finch  1    Heard only

Clay-colored Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  6

Eastern Towhee  5

Red-winged Blackbird  2

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Northern Parula  1

Yellow Warbler  1

Blackpoll Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

Wilson’s Warbler  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S273421686

Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, 100-132 Prospect Hill Road, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Sep 13, 2025 6:55 AM – 9:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Sunny.  52F at start. 64F at end.  Over all calm with a few nice sightings.  Sandy and Rita led this walk for the Boxborough Birders and the Brookline Bird Club.

32 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  4

Mourning Dove  1

Northern Harrier  1    At the end of the walk while reviewing the species totals, Ed scanned the western horizon and spotted this species.  Stunning view even though distant and white rump very prominent.

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  4

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Pileated Woodpecker  1    Finally let out a few calls and graced some of us with a fly-over at the end of the walk.

Northern Flicker  4

Olive-sided Flycatcher  1    Ed found this species towards the end of the walk near the Alcott House on the top of a tall dead tree.  Excellent sighting!

Eastern Phoebe  2

Blue Jay  18    Conservative count.

American Crow  4

Common Raven  2    Pair flew over at the beginning of the walk headed west.

Black-capped Chickadee  15

Tufted Titmouse  1    Heard towards the end of the walk…with chickadees.

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Red-breasted Nuthatch  1    In the woods and heard very clearly.

Northern House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  9    Adorned the weathervane on top of the barn near the road at the entry.

Gray Catbird  5

Northern Mockingbird  3    Main campus.

Eastern Bluebird  2

American Robin  25    Probably conservative count.

Cedar Waxwing  9

House Sparrow  5

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  5

Song Sparrow  1    Unexpected low count.

Eastern Towhee  2    Exiting the woods just up from Alcott House.

new world sparrow sp.  1    A top tall pine abutting and below entry parking.  Seemed too small to be a house sp.  Perhaps a chipping?

Pine Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S273421678

Cold Spring Park, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Sep 13, 2025 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.4 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC Walk

18 species

Canada Goose  10    flyover

Mallard  2

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Barred Owl  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  2

Blue Jay  8

Black-capped Chickadee  4

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  4

American Robin  4

Red-winged Blackbird  1

Common Grackle  1

Common Yellowthroat  1

American Redstart  1

Northern Cardinal  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S273137334

Millennium Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Sep 7, 2025 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Heavy rain

12 species

Canada Goose  17

Mallard  7

Killdeer  3

Lesser Yellowlegs  2

Greater Yellowlegs  2

Belted Kingfisher  1

Blue Jay  3

Tufted Titmouse  2

European Starling  20

Gray Catbird  8

American Robin  6

Common Grackle  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S272826975

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

Sep 7, 2025 9:30 AM

Protocol: Incidental

Checklist Comments:    Heavy rain

15 species

Wood Duck  6

Mallard  2

Chimney Swift  55    Big swarm over the school, chattering sounds

Black-crowned Night Heron  2

Green Heron  9    May have been 11

Great Egret  3

Great Blue Heron  1

Northern Flicker  2

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  1

American Crow  1

Gray Catbird  1

Northern Mockingbird  2

Common Grackle  1

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S272826977