Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 8, 2025 5:52 AM – 8:41 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.114 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Beautiful morning, temps in 60s, mostly sunny, BBC walk led by Larry O’Brien and Dave Williams

38 species

Wood Duck  2

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  2

Great Blue Heron  2

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Barred Owl  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Eastern Warbling Vireo  3

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  5

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  1

Northern House Wren (Northern)  2

European Starling  1

Gray Catbird  8

American Robin  10

House Sparrow  2

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  2

Chipping Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  8

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Common Grackle  2

Black-and-white Warbler  4

Tennessee Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  1

Northern Parula  5

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1

Blackpoll Warbler  1

Black-throated Blue Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler  16

Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S286918657

Charles River Esplanade, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 7, 2025 7:05 AM – 8:35 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.75 mile(s)

31 species

Canada Goose  15

Mallard  10

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3

Mourning Dove  5

Chimney Swift  2

American Herring Gull  40

Great Black-backed Gull  8

Double-crested Cormorant  50

Black-crowned Night Heron  2

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1    Appeared to be in juvenile plumage. No red on head or yellow wash

Downy Woodpecker  2

Eastern Kingbird  2

Warbling Vireo  6

American Crow  1

European Starling  4

Gray Catbird  1

American Robin  3

House Sparrow  50

White-throated Sparrow  1

Savannah Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  3

Lincoln’s Sparrow  1    At second bridge west of Hatch Shell. Buff breast with fine streaking. On smaller side for sparrow.

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Common Grackle  25

Ovenbird  1

Black-and-white Warbler  5

Common Yellowthroat  1

Northern Parula  1

Yellow Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  9

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S234711736

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 7, 2025 6:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott. Great morning, sun came out. Only made it as far as the Dell and Harvard Hill.

39 species

Mallard  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3

Mourning Dove  1

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

American Herring Gull  2

Common Loon  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  2    Heard only

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  3

Black-capped Chickadee  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Northern House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  2

Gray Catbird  4

American Robin  3

American Goldfinch  1

Chipping Sparrow  6

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  5    A pair mating on Indian Ridge at the start of the trip

Red-winged Blackbird  2

Common Grackle  3

Ovenbird  2    heard

Black-and-white Warbler  8

Nashville Warbler  1    Harvard Hill, elusive

Common Yellowthroat  1

American Redstart  1

Cape May Warbler  2    Might have been 3

Northern Parula  10

Magnolia Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler  1

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1

Blackpoll Warbler  4    Saw one in the Dry Dell

Black-throated Blue Warbler  3

Palm Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  25

Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  1    heard

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S234711742

Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US

May 6, 2025 6:31 AM – 9:40 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.586 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk – 52 degrees, light wind , dreary and damp. Kudos to the 2 birders who joined me.

29 species

Mallard  7

Wild Turkey  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  1

Blue Jay  2

Fish Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  5

Red-breasted Nuthatch  1

Northern House Wren  2

Carolina Wren  3

Gray Catbird  4

American Goldfinch  4

White-throated Sparrow  21

Song Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  4

Baltimore Oriole  1

Ovenbird  7

Black-and-white Warbler  4

Common Yellowthroat  3

American Redstart  4

Northern Parula  4

Magnolia Warbler  1

Chestnut-sided Warbler  3

Black-throated Blue Warbler  2

Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  4

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S234711720

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 6, 2025 5:57 AM – 9:28 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.175 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club- Mt Auburn Cemetery- Leader: Kathy Dia- overcast with intermittent rain, mid 50s F. Thanks to Jason B and Jared K and others for leads.

44 species

Mourning Dove  6

Ring-billed Gull  3

Great Blue Heron  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Blue-headed Vireo  3

Warbling Vireo  2

Blue Jay  9

Fish Crow  1    Flew over calling, after walk.

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  3

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2

Northern House Wren (Northern)  3

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  1

Gray Catbird  12

Wood Thrush  1    Singing in the Dell.

American Robin  23

American Goldfinch  1

Chipping Sparrow  12

White-throated Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  3

Baltimore Oriole  10

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  6

Brown-headed Cowbird  4

Common Grackle  4

Ovenbird  1    Singing in the Dell; after walk.

Black-and-white Warbler  10

Nashville Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  3

American Redstart  3

Cape May Warbler  1    Possibly two; seen by all near Halcyon.

Northern Parula  16

Magnolia Warbler  2    One near the Tower; one Laurel Av.

Yellow Warbler  1

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1    Heard near tower after walk.

Blackpoll Warbler  3    One heard and seen near Halcyon; two above the Dell near the tower.

Black-throated Blue Warbler  6

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  35

Black-throated Green Warbler  5

Northern Cardinal  4

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2    One heard between Spectacle and Dell; one singing and visible near the Tower after the walk.

Indigo Bunting  1    After walk Laurel and Sumac, above the Dell.

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S233995731

Cold Spring Park, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 6, 2025 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott. Few migrants, but at least the rain stopped in time for the trip.

29 species

Canada Goose  2

Mallard  2

Mourning Dove  3

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1    heard

Merlin  1    Perching in wetland next to Beaconwood

Blue Jay  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  1    heard

Tree Swallow  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Gray Catbird  5

Wood Thrush  1

American Robin  10

American Goldfinch  5

White-throated Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  4

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  2

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  2

Ovenbird  2

Blue-winged Warbler  1    Singing from swamp near Beaconwood

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  2    heard

Northern Parula  2

Northern Cardinal  1

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S233995737

Westboro WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

May 5, 2025 6:00 AM – 7:25 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk- Westboro WMA- Leader Nick Paulson- no participants, quick loop, raining.

51 species

Canada Goose  5

Mute Swan  1

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  6

Wild Turkey  1

Mourning Dove  12

Chimney Swift  1

Killdeer  2

Spotted Sandpiper  3

Green Heron  1

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Eastern Kingbird  3

Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  4

Blue Jay  7

American Crow  1

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tufted Titmouse  4

Bank Swallow  2

Tree Swallow  25

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  3

Barn Swallow (American)  12

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern)  2

Northern House Wren (Northern)  1

Marsh Wren (palustris Group)  1

Carolina Wren  1

Gray Catbird  12

Hermit Thrush (faxoni/crymophilus)  1

Wood Thrush  4

American Robin  28

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  3

White-throated Sparrow  2

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  12

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  13

Swamp Sparrow  9

Baltimore Oriole  16

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  40

Brown-headed Cowbird  4

Rusty Blackbird  2    A few stragglers still calling in Little Chauncy Marsh. 2-4.

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  15

Common Yellowthroat  3

American Redstart  1

Northern Parula  1

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  20

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  4

Northern Cardinal  12

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S233601045

May 5, 2025 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.5 mile(s)

29 species

Canada Goose  5

Mute Swan  4

Mallard  4

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  2

Spotted Sandpiper  1

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Great Blue Heron  3

Northern Flicker  2

Warbling Vireo  2

Blue Jay  2

Tree Swallow  6

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  12

Barn Swallow  1

European Starling  20

Gray Catbird  4

American Robin  15

House Sparrow  10

White-throated Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  11

Brown-headed Cowbird  5

Common Grackle  17

Northern Waterthrush  1    heard only.  west side of pond

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Northern Parula  4

Yellow-rumped Warbler  12

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S242395045

Chandler Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 5, 2025 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.5 mile(s)

29 species

Canada Goose  5

Mute Swan  4

Mallard  4

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  2

Spotted Sandpiper  1

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Great Blue Heron  3

Northern Flicker  2

Warbling Vireo  2

Blue Jay  2

Tree Swallow  6

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  12

Barn Swallow  1

European Starling  20

Gray Catbird  4

American Robin  15

House Sparrow  10

White-throated Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  11

Brown-headed Cowbird  5

Common Grackle  17

Northern Waterthrush  1    heard only.  west side of pond

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Northern Parula  4

Yellow-rumped Warbler  12

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S242395045

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

May 4, 2025 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

50 species

Mallard  4

Green-winged Teal  2

Wild Turkey  6

Chimney Swift  3

Killdeer  1

Solitary Sandpiper  1

Osprey  1    Flying over

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-shouldered Hawk  1    Sighted over stump dump

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Warbling Vireo  8

Blue Jay  1

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  3

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Northern House Wren  4

Carolina Wren  3

Gray Catbird  5

Hermit Thrush  1

American Robin  4

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  6

Red-winged Blackbird  10

Brown-headed Cowbird  4

Common Grackle  1

Ovenbird  1

Northern Waterthrush  1

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Tennessee Warbler  1    Heard in parking lot

Nashville Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  1

American Redstart  1

Northern Parula  3

Yellow Warbler  4

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Palm Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  3

Northern Cardinal  2

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

Indigo Bunting  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S233601029

Oxbow NWR (Worcester Co.), Worcester, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2025 7:05 AM – 10:05 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.118 mile(s)

52 species

Canada Goose  6

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  5

Mourning Dove  1

Killdeer  1

Spotted Sandpiper  2

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  2

Broad-winged Hawk  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  6

Eastern Kingbird  1

Yellow-throated Vireo  5

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Warbling Vireo  2

Red-eyed Vireo  3

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  9

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2

Brown Creeper  4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern)  7    Found throughout the walk

Northern House Wren (Northern)  1

Gray Catbird  8

Eastern Bluebird  4

Veery  2

Wood Thrush  1

American Robin  7

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  2

Chipping Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  13

Baltimore Oriole  8

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  24

Brown-headed Cowbird  11

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  3

Ovenbird  17

Northern Waterthrush  1

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  18

American Redstart  8

Northern Parula  5

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  10

Pine Warbler  6

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  6

Scarlet Tanager  3

Northern Cardinal  2

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S233601019