Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 29, 2025 6:09 AM – 8:21 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.455 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Scheduled BBC Walk. Indian Ridge, Halcyon Pond, Auburn Lake, Dell west side, Mound Avenue,  Willow Pond, and out via Spruce Avenue and Bigelow Chapel.

32 species

Mallard  3

Wild Turkey  1

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  3

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Blue-headed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  8

Tufted Titmouse  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Northern House Wren  3    Pair on Indian Ridge, single west of Central Ave

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  1

Gray Catbird  2

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  30

House Sparrow  4

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  3

White-throated Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  3

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird  7

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle  25    Estimate

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Northern Parula  3    Two heard, on seen

Palm Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler  40    Estimate

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S230975561

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 28, 2025 6:01 AM – 8:33 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.91 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk 11 including leaders

30 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  2

Mallard  3

Mourning Dove  7

gull sp.  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Peregrine Falcon  2    At distant tower

Great Crested Flycatcher  3

Blue Jay  7

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  5

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Northern House Wren  3    Two different locations

Carolina Wren  1

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  49

American Goldfinch  9

Chipping Sparrow  7

Dark-eyed Junco  1

White-throated Sparrow  16

Song Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  6

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle  14

Black-and-white Warbler  3

Northern Parula  1

Palm Warbler  3

Yellow-rumped Warbler  10

Northern Cardinal  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S230608546

Westboro WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Apr 28, 2025 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA – Leader Nick Paulson, 10 participants, cool start, warming quick, clear, mild breeze. Good waves of Y-rumps and Palms, no orioles yet, Sora and V Rails calling.

49 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  25

Mute Swan  10

Wood Duck  8

Mallard  2

Ring-necked Pheasant  1    Continuing male by parking lot.

Mourning Dove  8

Virginia Rail  2

Sora  1    Responded to me mimicking a distant Virginia Rail poorly. Little Chauncy marsh where it goes under road in. On the way out heard several times again and seen in a quick pop up flight, body hanging from wings legs dangling in hop flight, darker than V Rail, short yellow bill. Will add recording.

Spotted Sandpiper  2

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Great Egret  1

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  2

Osprey (American)  1

Bald Eagle  1

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  5

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Eastern Kingbird  3

Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  4

Blue Jay  20

American Crow  6

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  12

Tufted Titmouse  8

Tree Swallow  30

Barn Swallow (American)  1

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  5

Northern House Wren (Northern)  2

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  5

American Robin  24

American Goldfinch  8

Chipping Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  6

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  9

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  12

Swamp Sparrow  7

Eastern Towhee  6

new world sparrow sp.  2    May have heard Junco, and a possible Field in flight.

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  40

Brown-headed Cowbird  15

Rusty Blackbird  6

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  18

Ovenbird  1

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  5

Palm Warbler (Yellow)  14

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  80    Large early movement along Big Chauncy, spread out after, underestimate.

new world warbler sp.  2

Northern Cardinal  10

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S230608554

Chandler Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Apr 28, 2025 7:00 AM – 8:20 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

30 species

Canada Goose  8

Mute Swan  1

Mallard  5

Common Merganser  1    female continuing

Mourning Dove  10

Chimney Swift  2

American Herring Gull  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  2

Blue-headed Vireo  2

Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  5

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tree Swallow  6

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3

European Starling  4

American Robin  17

House Sparrow  6

Chipping Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  2

Orchard Oriole  1    singing high in deciduous trees overlooking bike path on west end

Red-winged Blackbird  15

Common Grackle  25

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Northern Parula  1

Palm Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler  19

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S242395027

Weston Transfer Station, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 28, 2025 9:43 AM – 11:43 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.503 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC group

31 species

Canada Goose  10

Mute Swan  1

Wood Duck  2    Heard only

Mallard  5

Double-crested Cormorant  2

Great Blue Heron  8

Turkey Vulture  1

Osprey  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Eastern Phoebe  2

Eastern Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  5

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  5

Tree Swallow  26

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  4

Barn Swallow  6

Carolina Wren  1

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  8

House Sparrow  8

House Finch  4

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  3

Red-winged Blackbird  13

Common Grackle  8

Palm Warbler  5

Yellow-rumped Warbler  14

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S286796551

Millennium Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Apr 27, 2025 8:05 AM – 11:35 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

43 species

Canada Goose  10

Wood Duck  3

Mallard  6

Green-winged Teal (American)  5

Chimney Swift  2

Killdeer  1    May have been same bird seen near WRHS Marsh

Double-crested Cormorant  30

Great Blue Heron  3

Osprey  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Bald Eagle  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  5

Northern Flicker  1

Warbling Vireo  3    Its migration, not uncommon

Blue Jay  6

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  7

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  1

Barn Swallow  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

Northern House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  3

Gray Catbird  4

Northern Mockingbird  4

American Robin  10

House Sparrow  1

American Goldfinch  5

White-throated Sparrow  3

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  12

Swamp Sparrow  4

Orchard Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  15

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle  10

Northern Waterthrush  1

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Yellow Warbler  4

Palm Warbler  4

Yellow-rumped Warbler  5

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S230608366

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

Apr 27, 2025 10:39 AM

Protocol: Incidental

15 species

Canada Goose  6

Wood Duck  1

Mourning Dove  1

Solitary Sandpiper  1

Great Egret  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Blue Jay  1

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

American Robin  3

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S230608357

Burrage Pond WMA, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

Apr 27, 2025 7:02 AM – 11:53 AM

Protocol: Traveling

5.512 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club field trip

Leader Ray Bedard plus 6 participants. Emily, Mimi, Jackie, Bob, Rob and Ben. 

Clear sunny skies to start. Temps around 45. Clouds rolled in as the temperature rose to 50 and sprinkled some rain on us. 

Sandhill Crane was the main target and they made us work for the sighting. We could hear them multiple times around the south impoundment but could not find them. They called as we were heading back towards the main trail and we decided to do a little bushwhacking to try and see the cranes. The Sandhill’s were spotted by Rob who got us all on the birds. 

The wind kept a lot of birds hunkered down and probably kept us from hearing any American Bitterns. 

Great trip and I look forward to seeing everyone soon.

51 species

Canada Goose  20

Mute Swan  6

Mallard  15

Ring-necked Duck  2

Mourning Dove  1

Chimney Swift  6

Sandhill Crane  2    Heard multiple times walking towards the south impoundment and found in the swamp behind the south impoundment.

Killdeer  2

Greater Yellowlegs  5

Ring-billed Gull  1

Double-crested Cormorant  45

Glossy Ibis  8

Great Egret  10

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  22

Osprey (American)  2

Northern Harrier  1

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

American Kestrel (Northern)  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  2

Fish Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tree Swallow  35

Barn Swallow (American)  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern)  1

Carolina Wren (Northern)  2

Northern Mockingbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  3

American Robin  5

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  6

Field Sparrow  2

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  5

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  6

Swamp Sparrow  24

Eastern Towhee  4

Orchard Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  120

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  25

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Palm Warbler (Yellow)  4

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  12

Northern Cardinal (Common)  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S230608373

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

Apr 27, 2025 9:31 AM – 2:55 PM

Protocol: Traveling

4.518 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Day after my BBC trip was rained out.

48 species

Canada Goose  5

Mute Swan  2

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  6

American Black Duck  4

Mourning Dove  1

Greater Yellowlegs  9

Double-crested Cormorant  2

Great Egret  5

Bald Eagle  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Barred Owl  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  2

Pileated Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  4

American Kestrel  1

Blue Jay  3

Black-capped Chickadee  8

Tufted Titmouse  9

Tree Swallow  72

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

Barn Swallow  8

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  8

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  3

Northern House Wren  2

Marsh Wren  4

Carolina Wren  1

Eastern Bluebird  3

American Robin  7

House Sparrow  1

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  5

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  8

Swamp Sparrow  5

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  17

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  9

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler  2

Palm Warbler  4

Pine Warbler  4

Yellow-rumped Warbler  14

Northern Cardinal  10

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S233014447

Wompatuck SP (Plymouth Co.), Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

Apr 27, 2025 5:00 AM – 9:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

4.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont & Eddie Giles leaders; 3 participants

45 species

Canada Goose  6

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  3

Mourning Dove  3

Red-shouldered Hawk  1    imm

Red-bellied Woodpecker  7

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  7

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Eastern Phoebe  5

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  6

American Crow  1

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  11

Tufted Titmouse  13

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  6

Brown Creeper  3

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  3

Northern House Wren  1

Winter Wren  3

Carolina Wren  2

Veery  1

American Robin  2

House Finch  2

Purple Finch (Eastern)  2

American Goldfinch  9

Chipping Sparrow  15

White-throated Sparrow  15

Song Sparrow  3

Eastern Towhee  6

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  1

Brown-headed Cowbird  6

Common Grackle  1

Ovenbird  8

Louisiana Waterthrush  1

Northern Waterthrush  3

Black-and-white Warbler  3

Palm Warbler (Yellow)  4

Pine Warbler  8

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  8

Northern Cardinal  6

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S233355158

Stony Brook Reservation, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Apr 27, 2025 7:56 AM – 10:20 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.842 mile(s)

29 species

Canada Goose  2

Mallard  2

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2

Ring-billed Gull  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  3

Blue Jay  3

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  4

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4

Golden-crowned Kinglet  3

White-breasted Nuthatch  4

European Starling  2

American Robin  14

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  15

Chipping Sparrow  5

White-throated Sparrow  9

Savannah Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  6

Eastern Towhee  2

Red-winged Blackbird  11

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle  5

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Pine Warbler  5

Yellow-rumped Warbler  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S230975498