McLaughlin Woods, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 13, 2025 6:28 AM – 8:21 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.537 mile(s)

40 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  2

American Herring Gull  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  1

Yellow-throated Vireo  1    Continuing, singing, good views, photos orchard area

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  1

American Crow  4

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Carolina Wren  3

European Starling  15

Gray Catbird  5

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  4

House Sparrow  6

House Finch  3

American Goldfinch  2

White-throated Sparrow  8

Song Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  3

Ovenbird  2

Black-and-white Warbler  3

Common Yellowthroat  2

American Redstart  4

Northern Parula  3

Magnolia Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler  1

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1

Blackpoll Warbler  1

Black-throated Blue Warbler  3

Yellow-rumped Warbler  4

Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Wilson’s Warbler  1    Orchard area. Was singing a lot, but only a few people saw it it.

Scarlet Tanager  2

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237660224

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

May 13, 2025 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.75 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC/SSBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader, 12 participants

50 species

Wild Turkey  8

Mourning Dove  4

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1    male

Barred Owl  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  1

Least Flycatcher  1

Eastern Phoebe  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Eastern Kingbird  2    flyovers; not common or regular here

Red-eyed Vireo  3

Blue Jay  3

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tufted Titmouse  5

Tree Swallow  5

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2

Red-breasted Nuthatch  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

Northern House Wren  2

Gray Catbird  4

Eastern Bluebird  2

Wood Thrush  1

American Robin  3

American Goldfinch  2

Chipping Sparrow  7

Field Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  3

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  1

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Common Grackle  1

Ovenbird  7

Northern Waterthrush  1

Blue-winged Warbler  1

Black-and-white Warbler  3

Nashville Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  3

American Redstart  2

Northern Parula  2

Magnolia Warbler  1

Bay-breasted Warbler  2

Blackburnian Warbler  2

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Pine Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1

Black-throated Green Warbler  4

Scarlet Tanager  1

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237660166

Westboro WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

May 12, 2025 5:55 AM – 8:49 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.521 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk-Westboro WMA- Leader Nick Paulson, 3 participants, cold start, 39 degrees, warming to 61 degrees, wind switching to the south, a few migrants here and there.

57 species

Canada Goose  8

Mute Swan  8

Wood Duck  7

Mallard  11

Mourning Dove  16

Chimney Swift  7

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  5

Killdeer  2

Spotted Sandpiper  4

Ring-billed Gull  1

Double-crested Cormorant  3

Bald Eagle  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  4

Eastern Kingbird  8

Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  17    8 along Big Chauncy, 3 back wooded ponds, 6 Little Chauncy

Blue Jay  16

American Crow  7

Black-capped Chickadee  8

Tufted Titmouse  16

Tree Swallow  30

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  3

Barn Swallow (American)  7

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern)  3

Northern House Wren (Northern)  1

Gray Catbird  33

Veery  1

American Robin  48

American Goldfinch  14

Chipping Sparrow  5

White-throated Sparrow  1

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  17

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  12

Swamp Sparrow  11

Eastern Towhee  4

Orchard Oriole  2

Baltimore Oriole  20

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  52

Brown-headed Cowbird  7

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  21

Ovenbird  1

Northern Waterthrush  2

Blue-winged Warbler  1

Black-and-white Warbler  3

Common Yellowthroat  7

American Redstart  11

Northern Parula  1

Magnolia Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  36    All over, tried to keep an accurate as we went.

Blackpoll Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  9

Wilson’s Warbler  1

Scarlet Tanager  1

Northern Cardinal  11

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  8

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237069783

Chandler Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 12, 2025 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.5 mile(s)

26 species

Canada Goose  5

Mallard  5

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6

Mourning Dove  6

Chimney Swift  6

Spotted Sandpiper  1

Greater Yellowlegs  3    Flew a few laps around the pond and briefly landed on logs on the waters edge.

Double-crested Cormorant  4

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Least Flycatcher  1    small flycatcher high up in trees, unfortunately not singing

Eastern Kingbird  2    high up in evergreen over houses

Warbling Vireo  2

Blue Jay  2

Tree Swallow  4

American Robin  5

House Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  2

Orchard Oriole  1

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird  X

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Black-and-white Warbler  3

Northern Parula  1

Northern Cardinal  1

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S242395073

Weston Transfer Station, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 12, 2025 9:41 AM – 11:46 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.142 mile(s)

39 species

Canada Goose  6

Mallard  2

Mourning Dove  4

Chimney Swift  10

Great Blue Heron  6

Red-tailed Hawk  3

Northern Flicker  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Eastern Warbling Vireo  2

Blue Jay  4

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  4

Tree Swallow  20

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

Barn Swallow  8

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Northern House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  4

Gray Catbird  10

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  3

House Sparrow  4

House Finch  3

American Goldfinch  10

Chipping Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  5

Orchard Oriole  1

Baltimore Oriole  5

Red-winged Blackbird  10

Brown-headed Cowbird  4

Common Grackle  4

Common Yellowthroat  3

Northern Parula  1

Northern Yellow Warbler  3

Palm Warbler  1

Prairie Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S286802488

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 12, 2025 6:02 AM – 8:02 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club walk

53 species

Canada Goose  2

Mallard  2

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  3

American Herring Gull  2

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Least Flycatcher  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  3

Eastern Kingbird  1

Blue-headed Vireo  4

Warbling Vireo  4

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  1

Northern House Wren  3

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  2

American Robin  15

Cedar Waxwing  1

House Sparrow  5

American Goldfinch  6

Chipping Sparrow  6

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  1

Orchard Oriole  1

Baltimore Oriole  8

Red-winged Blackbird  5

Brown-headed Cowbird  9

Common Grackle  3

Ovenbird  1    Heard only

Black-and-white Warbler  5

Tennessee Warbler  2    Heard only.  Sounded like two

Nashville Warbler  4

Common Yellowthroat  1

American Redstart  3

Cape May Warbler  3

Northern Parula  8

Magnolia Warbler  1

Bay-breasted Warbler  1

Blackburnian Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler  1

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1

Blackpoll Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler  20

Black-throated Green Warbler  3

Scarlet Tanager  1

Northern Cardinal  2

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1    Heard only

Indigo Bunting  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237660040

Magazine Beach Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 11, 2025 8:45 AM – 9:44 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.82 mile(s)

37 species

Canada Goose  20

Mallard  10

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  4

Ring-billed Gull  6

American Herring Gull  2

Great Black-backed Gull  1

Double-crested Cormorant  40

Black-crowned Night Heron  1

Great Blue Heron  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Peregrine Falcon  2

Warbling Vireo  12

Red-eyed Vireo  1

American Crow  3

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

European Starling  11

Gray Catbird  4

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  8

House Sparrow  8

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  2

White-throated Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  6

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird  10

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Black-and-white Warbler  1

American Redstart  2

Northern Parula  1

Magnolia Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler  1

Blackpoll Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237069947

Eastern Point–General Area, Essex, Massachusetts, US

May 11, 2025 6:52 AM – 12:06 PM

Protocol: Traveling

3.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Very windy found pockets of warblers and other migrants, very successful outing The Merlin app also picked up Prairie Warbler and Canada Warbler, but we could find them.

70 species (+1 other taxa)

Mallard  7

Lesser Scaup  2

Common Eider  5

Red-breasted Merganser  2

Wild Turkey  2

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  2

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2

Killdeer  1

Least Sandpiper  4

peep sp.  13

American Herring Gull  10

Great Black-backed Gull  4

Common Loon  1

Double-crested Cormorant  15

Great Egret  1

Turkey Vulture  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Bald Eagle  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Phoebe  2

Blue-headed Vireo  5

Blue Jay  8

American Crow  3

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  5

Tree Swallow  2

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  3

Barn Swallow  8

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Red-breasted Nuthatch  1

Northern House Wren  5

Carolina Wren  7

European Starling  3

Gray Catbird  24

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  4

House Finch  6

American Goldfinch  10

Chipping Sparrow  5

Field Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  3

Baltimore Oriole  12

Red-winged Blackbird  10

Brown-headed Cowbird  6

Common Grackle  10

Ovenbird  6

Northern Waterthrush  2

Black-and-white Warbler  9

Tennessee Warbler  1

Nashville Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  1

Cape May Warbler  4

Northern Parula  14

Magnolia Warbler  5

Bay-breasted Warbler  2

Blackburnian Warbler  2

Yellow Warbler  6

Chestnut-sided Warbler  3

Blackpoll Warbler  2

Black-throated Blue Warbler  3

Yellow-rumped Warbler  5

Black-throated Green Warbler  13

Scarlet Tanager  3

Northern Cardinal  7

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237070026

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 11, 2025 6:02 AM – 9:03 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.028 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    52-59 degrees, sunny. Brookline Bird Club with Jared Keyes

58 species

Canada Goose  1

Wild Turkey  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Mourning Dove  4

Chimney Swift  1

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2

American Herring Gull  1

Common Loon  1    Flyover

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Osprey  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  1

Merlin  1

Peregrine Falcon  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Warbling Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  6

American Crow  3

Common Raven  1    Heard distinctly upon exit at Chapel

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  1

Tree Swallow  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Northern House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  1

Gray Catbird  2

American Robin  5

House Sparrow  1

American Goldfinch  2

Chipping Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  1

Baltimore Oriole  7

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle  1

Black-and-white Warbler  7

Nashville Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  1

American Redstart  5

Cape May Warbler  1

Northern Parula  6

Magnolia Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler  1

Blackpoll Warbler  5

Black-throated Blue Warbler  4

Palm Warbler  2

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  4

Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  3

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S239379797

Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 11, 2025 7:53 AM – 11:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.89 kilometer(s)

Checklist Comments:    Intermediate Low to High Tide

Joint BBC/BNC Walk 

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

41 species

Canada Goose  4

Mallard  8

American Black Duck  6

Bufflehead  2    *Late. Pair in channel.

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  20

Mourning Dove  7

Chimney Swift  6

Lesser Yellowlegs  10

Willet (Eastern)  5

Greater Yellowlegs  15

Least Sandpiper  16

American Herring Gull  30

Great Black-backed Gull  1    Adult flying south

Least Tern  35

Common Tern (hirundo/tibetana)  12

Double-crested Cormorant  15

Glossy Ibis  3

Snowy Egret  4

Great Egret  4

Osprey (American)  4

Bald Eagle  2    First and Third Years

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  3    2 Adults, 1 First Year

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2    Pair

Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  3

Blue Jay  1    Flying north

Tree Swallow  20    10 Pairs

Barn Swallow (American)  6    Nesting under bridge

European Starling  25

Northern Mockingbird  1    Singing in thickets by overlook.

American Robin  4    3 eggs, 2 nests

House Sparrow  4

House Finch  8

American Goldfinch  10

White-throated Sparrow  1    Tan-striped at feeders

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  8

Swamp Sparrow  1    At feeders

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  15

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  12

Northern Parula  1    Male

Northern Cardinal  2    Pair

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237107391