Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US

May 10, 2025 3:49 PM – 6:12 PM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk led by Ben Peters

46 species

Canada Goose  9

Mute Swan  1

Wood Duck  1

Wild Turkey  1

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  30

American Herring Gull  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Eastern Kingbird  2

Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  2

Blue Jay  2

Common Raven  2

Black-capped Chickadee  7

Tufted Titmouse  5

Tree Swallow  30

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

Barn Swallow (American)  10

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

Northern House Wren  3

Marsh Wren  4

Gray Catbird  6

Swainson’s Thrush  1

Wood Thrush  3

American Robin  2

House Sparrow  8

American Goldfinch  1

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  3

Swamp Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird  16

Common Grackle  7

Ovenbird  2

Common Yellowthroat  2

Northern Parula  1

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  3

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  2

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237076628

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Newbury US-MA 42.78981, -70.80894, Essex, Massachusetts, US

May 10, 2025 12:44 PM – 6:17 PM

Protocol: Traveling

18.416 mile(s)

71 species

Brant  22

Canada Goose  16

Gadwall  9

Mallard  6

American Black Duck  7

White-winged Scoter  1

Long-tailed Duck  15

Bufflehead  10

Common Merganser  3    Across channel behind wardens.  2 Male 1 female.

Mourning Dove  2

American Oystercatcher  1

Black-bellied Plover  1

Killdeer  3

Piping Plover  1

Short-billed Dowitcher  2

Lesser Yellowlegs  2

Willet  16

Greater Yellowlegs  13

Sanderling  4

White-rumped Sandpiper  1    Seen in main pannes.  Continuing this week.

Least Sandpiper  13

Semipalmated Sandpiper  7

American Herring Gull  42

Great Black-backed Gull  1

Least Tern  2

Common Tern  65

Roseate Tern  2

Red-throated Loon  2

Northern Gannet  4

Double-crested Cormorant  9

Great Egret  5

Osprey  2

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Northern Harrier  1

Merlin  1

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tree Swallow  9

Purple Martin  5

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

Red-breasted Nuthatch  1

Northern House Wren  1

Marsh Wren  1

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  3

Gray Catbird  4

Brown Thrasher  1

Northern Mockingbird  1

Veery  1

Wood Thrush  1

American Robin  1

House Sparrow  2

Purple Finch  1

American Goldfinch  2

Dark-eyed Junco  1

White-throated Sparrow  9

Song Sparrow  4

Swamp Sparrow  3

Eastern Towhee  8

Orchard Oriole  1

Baltimore Oriole  5

Red-winged Blackbird  17

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Common Grackle  8

Ovenbird  1

Northern Waterthrush  1

Nashville Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  7

Northern Parula  1

Yellow Warbler  1

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237076913

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

May 10, 2025 7:10 AM – 7:51 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

18 species

Mallard  2

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  1

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  2

Wood Thrush  1

American Robin  8

American Goldfinch  2

Song Sparrow  8

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  6

Northern Parula  2

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237078008

Roslindale Wetlands Urban Wild Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 10, 2025 7:01 AM – 8:44 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.21 mile(s)

34 species

Mallard  2

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  4

Mourning Dove  1

Chimney Swift  1

Solitary Sandpiper  1

American Herring Gull  2

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  2

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Blue Jay  3

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  3

Northern House Wren  2

Carolina Wren  2

Gray Catbird  4

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  4

House Sparrow  X

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  5

Song Sparrow  4

Orchard Oriole  1

Baltimore Oriole  4

Red-winged Blackbird  5

Common Grackle  5

Northern Waterthrush  2

Black-and-white Warbler  3

Common Yellowthroat  2

Northern Parula  5

Wilson’s Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237077862

Bolton Flats WMA–Pine Hill Rd. Grasslands, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

May 10, 2025 6:27 AM – 8:14 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.481 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Pouring rain at times.

28 species

Mallard  7

Wild Turkey  2

Killdeer  2

Great Blue Heron  1

Osprey  1

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  3

Common Raven  1

European Starling  3

Gray Catbird  2

Brown Thrasher  1

Eastern Bluebird  3

American Robin  3

American Goldfinch  3

Grasshopper Sparrow  3    Spread out in different areas

Chipping Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  1

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  5

Eastern Towhee  4

Red-winged Blackbird  1

Ovenbird  2

Common Yellowthroat  3

Prairie Warbler  5

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237077589

Olmsted Park–Ward Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 9, 2025 7:09 AM – 8:04 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.848 mile(s)

16 species

Mute Swan  2

Mallard  2

American Black Duck  1

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  6

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Blue Jay  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  2

American Robin  4

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Common Grackle  6

Northern Parula  2

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237070366

Jamaica Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 9, 2025 8:04 AM – 9:11 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.988 mile(s)

26 species

Canada Goose  6

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  3

Ruddy Duck  2

Chimney Swift  15

Spotted Sandpiper  2

American Herring Gull  2

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  1

Warbling Vireo  3

Blue Jay  2

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  12

Barn Swallow  4

European Starling  4

American Robin  4

American Goldfinch  2

Baltimore Oriole  5

Red-winged Blackbird  2

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  4

Northern Parula  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Scarlet Tanager  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237070409

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 9, 2025 6:00 AM – 8:10 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC Mount Auburn Bird Walk

40 species

Canada Goose  5

Mallard  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  4

Mourning Dove  4

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Ring-billed Gull  2

Black-crowned Night Heron  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  5

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Eastern Kingbird  2

Blue-headed Vireo  2

Warbling Vireo  7

Blue Jay  6

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  4

Northern House Wren  2

Carolina Wren  3

Gray Catbird  5

American Robin  14

House Sparrow  4

House Finch  3

American Goldfinch  5

Chipping Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  6

Swamp Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  9

Red-winged Blackbird  7

Common Grackle  11

Ovenbird  2

Black-and-white Warbler  2

American Redstart  1

Northern Parula  4

Yellow Warbler  2

Black-throated Blue Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237070334

Millennium Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 9, 2025 6:30 AM – 8:20 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott. Cool and overcast, but some good birds. Great views of the rail!

36 species

Canada Goose  3

Mallard  6

Mourning Dove  7

Chimney Swift  20

Virginia Rail  1    Woodpecker corner. Heard and seen! Nice look.

Killdeer  1

Great Blue Heron  2

Northern Harrier  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Belted Kingfisher  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Warbling Vireo  3

Blue Jay  1

Fish Crow  2

Tree Swallow  6

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2

Barn Swallow  1

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  5

Gray Catbird  1

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  5

House Sparrow  2

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  10

Swamp Sparrow  3

Orchard Oriole  1    male

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird  8

Common Grackle  6

Northern Waterthrush  1    Heard by the river

Common Yellowthroat  5

Yellow Warbler  20

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237070294

Boston Public Garden, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 8, 2025 6:30 AM – 8:13 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.84 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk, 52 degrees and windy; participants included 9 students from the Learning Project and their retired headmaster.

25 species

Canada Goose  15

Mallard  31    Including 13 goslings

Mourning Dove  8

Chimney Swift  1

Solitary Sandpiper  1

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Red-breasted Nuthatch  1

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  1

American Robin  5

House Sparrow  6

White-throated Sparrow  6

Song Sparrow  2

Common Grackle  8

Black-and-white Warbler  1

American Redstart  1

Northern Parula  1

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  5

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237070186

Roslindale Wetlands Urban Wild Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 8, 2025 7:00 AM – 9:01 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.11 mile(s)

39 species

Mallard  2

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  8

Solitary Sandpiper  1

American Herring Gull  1

Double-crested Cormorant  6

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  2

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Blue Jay  5

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  10

American Robin  6

House Sparrow  X

House Finch  X

American Goldfinch  3

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  6

Swamp Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  5

Red-winged Blackbird  11

Common Grackle  6

Northern Waterthrush  2

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  2

Northern Parula  1

Magnolia Warbler  2

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Wilson’s Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S234711753