Franklin Park–Scarboro Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 17, 2025 10:17 AM – 11:04 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.454 mile(s)
11 species
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Eastern Warbling Vireo 2
Tree Swallow 2
Gray Catbird 1
American Robin 3
Song Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
American Redstart 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Northern Yellow Warbler 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S286784336
Olmsted Park–Ward Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 16, 2025 7:08 AM – 7:43 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.492 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Plus an enormous snapping turtle hauled out.
15 species
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 3 2 ducklings
Mallard 4
Chimney Swift 2
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 2
Blue Jay 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Gray Catbird 1
American Robin 3
House Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 8
Scarlet Tanager 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S238917127
Jamaica Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 16, 2025 7:50 AM – 8:52 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.648 mile(s)
21 species
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 10
Mallard 2
Chimney Swift 5
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 3
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
European Starling 12
American Robin 4
House Sparrow 6
American Goldfinch 2
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 8
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 14
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S238917139
Minute Man NHP–Hartwell Area, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 16, 2025 6:59 AM – 9:38 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.518 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club- Leader: Kathy Dia -Spring Migrants at Minute Man NHP- rescheduled from yesterday due to the rain.
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Scattered clouds – clear sky
Temperature: 64 – 70°F
Wind: Mostly calm – light breeze
Wind Direction: SE – SW
Cloud Cover: 4 – 46%
Humidity: 73 – 87%
Sunrise: 5:22am
Sunset: 8:00pm
Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>
32 species
Wild Turkey 1
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 5
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Leader heard near lot
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 2
Veery 1
Swainson’s Thrush 1
Hermit Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 9
Cedar Waxwing 1
Chipping Sparrow 5
Baltimore Oriole 8
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Blue-winged Warbler 1 Partial song heard by two.
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 3 Nesting location #1: in the lot (where they have nested for several years), female coming and going to nest in crook of a small tree ; sitting on the nest but not staying. Male singing occasionally nearby. Nesting location #2: In the brushy area behind the picnic tables. Male perched up and advertising loudly.
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S238917152
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 16, 2025 6:00 AM – 8:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC walk, led by David Scott. Quiet for this time of year, and no sign of yesterday’s Kentucky Warbler
31 species
Wild Turkey 1
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 3
American Herring Gull 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Warbling Vireo 2 heard
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 3
Black-capped Chickadee 1 heard
Northern House Wren 2
Gray Catbird 5
American Robin 8
Cedar Waxwing 19
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 5
Red-winged Blackbird 1 heard
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 3
Ovenbird 1
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 1 heard
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 3 Decent looks at one on Harvard Hill
Northern Cardinal 3 Family
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S238917001
Magazine Beach Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 15, 2025 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC Walk.
26 species
Canada Goose 36
Mallard 5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 6
Ring-billed Gull 6
American Herring Gull 2
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Black-crowned Night Heron 6 5 in flight and one hunting on Boston side of river.
Peregrine Falcon 1 Female in nest box.
Warbling Vireo 9 Mostly hidden and singing around park.
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
European Starling 5
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 8
House Sparrow 3
House Finch 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 6
Yellow Warbler 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S238924214
Martin Burns WMA, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 15, 2025 5:48 AM – 9:06 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC MARTIN BURNES TRIP – Leader: Melissa Sovay
Quiet morning although a high migration overnight no major sign of movement on the walk.
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Overcast clouds – moderate rain
Temperature: 56 – 58°F
Wind: 3 – 6mph (4 – 10mph gusts)
Wind Direction: E
Cloud Cover: 100%
Humidity: 93 – 94%
Sunrise: 5:20am
Sunset: 7:59pm
Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>
47 species (+2 other taxa)
Wood Duck 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 4
Osprey (American) 2 Pair
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Railbed
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
Brown Creeper 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern) 4
Gray Catbird 26
Brown Thrasher 1
Catharus sp. 1 Possibly a Veery
Wood Thrush 6
American Robin 7
Cedar Waxwing 4
American Goldfinch 8
Chipping Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 14
Baltimore Oriole 4
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 2
Ovenbird 15
Blue-winged Warbler 5
Golden-winged x Blue-winged Warbler (hybrid) 1 Brief flight seen, BUT no good looks at the bird. Susan and I have recordings of a Golden-winged Warbler. Tuesday I had recordings of a Blue-winged singing golden (but in a completely different area).
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 11
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 10
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S238369729
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 15, 2025 6:03 AM – 6:47 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.713 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Trip cut short by rain
22 species
Wild Turkey 1
Chimney Swift 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Northern House Wren 1
Gray Catbird 3
American Robin 10 Estimate
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 5
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 15
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S238369723
Roslindale Wetlands Urban Wild Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 15, 2025 7:03 AM – 7:15 AM (Rain!)
Protocol: Traveling
0.31 mile(s)
7 species
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Song Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S286918758
Charles River Esplanade, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 14, 2025 7:10 AM – 8:47 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
22 species (+1 other taxa)
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type) 2 Large, white, roosting on Community Boating Island
Canada Goose 35
Mallard 6
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 12
Ring-billed Gull 8
American Herring Gull 14
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Double-crested Cormorant 25
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 2
Common Raven 2
European Starling 5
American Robin 6
House Sparrow 24
House Finch 2
Song Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 14
Northern Parula 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S238369713
Cold Spring Park, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 13, 2025 6:53 AM – 8:46 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.26 mile(s)
32 species
Mourning Dove 1
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Northern House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
Gray Catbird 7
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 14
American Goldfinch 3
Chipping Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Baltimore Oriole 6
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 3
Ovenbird 2
Common Yellowthroat 4
Hooded Warbler 1 Found this morning by Jacob Hesterman and Chris Dalton. Singing from behind the ball field, no visuals but should have a recording
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 3
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237660205