Franklin Park–Scarboro Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Apr 27, 2025 8:15 AM – 10:06 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.252 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    48 degrees. Cloudy at times. Some blue sky. Windy

29 species

Canada Goose  13

Mallard  5

Green-winged Teal  2

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Red-tailed Hawk  3

Red-headed Woodpecker  1    Fully red head to the shoulder. Black ring around the neck. White breast. Foraging near the top of a tall tree almost at the top of a snag.

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  1

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  3

Common Raven  3    2 sitting on a nest.

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

European Starling  1

American Robin  17

Chipping Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  12    3 female

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  9

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Northern Parula  1

Palm Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  7

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S230083230

Olmsted Park–Ward Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Apr 27, 2025 8:00 AM – 9:35 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk.  45, some wind, misty rain later in walk.  Paucity of  birds overall.

16 species

Canada Goose  7

Mallard  25    including 9 ducklings

Double-crested Cormorant  3

Black-crowned Night Heron  1    Leverett Pond

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Blue Jay  4

Black-capped Chickadee  2

American Robin  8

White-throated Sparrow  6

Song Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  1    Heard

Red-winged Blackbird  5

Common Grackle  30

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S230083218

Lost Pond Reservation, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US

Apr 27, 2025 7:48 AM – 9:31 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.51 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk led by Ben Peters

28 species

Canada Goose  4

Mallard  2

Mourning Dove  3

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Blue Jay  5

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  2

Hermit Thrush  1

American Robin  4

House Sparrow  2

American Goldfinch  3

White-throated Sparrow  4

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  3

Song Sparrow  5

Eastern Towhee  1

Red-winged Blackbird  8

Common Grackle  2

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S230083198

Alewife Brook Reservation, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 27, 2025 9:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.932 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Early Birders walk @ Alewife Brook Reservation (led by Ibrahim Ware and myself)

~50 degrees, drizzling on & off, occasional wind gusts

31 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  15

Mute Swan  4

Mallard  12

Mallard (Domestic type)  2    not sure how many of the Mallards here were domestic, but at least two were observed

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  2    flyover

Ring-billed Gull  1

Red-tailed Hawk  3

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Blue Jay  9

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tree Swallow  1

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  3

American Robin  25

House Sparrow  8

House Finch  5

Purple Finch  1    female mixed in with the house finches

American Goldfinch  7

Chipping Sparrow  1

Dark-eyed Junco  2

White-throated Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  10

Baltimore Oriole  1    seen on two occasions, calling, nest observed in tree along greenway path

Red-winged Blackbird  16

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  4

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Northern Parula  1    seen between the footbridge near Alewife Station & the start of the boardwalk path

Yellow-rumped Warbler  3

Northern Cardinal  8

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S297693363

Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Apr 25, 2025 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott. Overcast, difficult light. Lots of birds, most of them were Yellow-rumped Warblers.

24 species

Canada Goose  6

Mallard  3

Common Merganser  3    One male, two females

Ruddy Duck  20    Estimate. Birds scattered across the reservoir

Mourning Dove  1

Chimney Swift  4

Killdeer  2

Spotted Sandpiper  1    Common here, bit early?

American Herring Gull  4

Double-crested Cormorant  2

Northern Flicker  1    heard

Blue-headed Vireo  2    Saw one, heard another

Blue Jay  4

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  4

Tree Swallow  1

American Robin  6

American Goldfinch  3

Dark-eyed Junco  2

White-throated Sparrow  2

Common Grackle  1

Northern Parula  1    heard

Palm Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler  30

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S229385650

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 25, 2025 6:30 AM – 8:52 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.88 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk 17 including leader

37 species

Canada Goose  3

Mallard  3

Common Merganser  1

Mourning Dove  6

Ring-billed Gull  1

American Herring Gull  1

Double-crested Cormorant  2

Great Blue Heron  3

Barred Owl  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  7

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  3

Eastern Phoebe  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Blue Jay  5

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  9

Northern House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  3

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  39

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  6

Chipping Sparrow  9

White-throated Sparrow  6

Song Sparrow  3

Eastern Towhee  2

Red-winged Blackbird  5

Brown-headed Cowbird  5

Common Grackle  16

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Northern Parula  2    Distinctly heard in different directions, well seen too

Palm Warbler  2

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  28

Northern Cardinal  7

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S229385642

Boston Public Garden, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Apr 24, 2025 6:22 AM – 8:16 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.205 mile(s)

28 species

Canada Goose  9

Mallard  18

Wild Turkey  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  10

Mourning Dove  3

American Herring Gull  10

Double-crested Cormorant  2

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2

European Starling  10

Hermit Thrush  4

American Robin  15

House Sparrow  10

House Finch  1

Chipping Sparrow  1

Dark-eyed Junco  9

White-throated Sparrow  29

Song Sparrow  15

Common Grackle  9

Yellow-rumped Warbler  3

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S286783211

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 24, 2025 6:25 AM – 9:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC- Mt. Auburn Cemetery – Leader: Kathy Dia – Partly cloudy, 50-65 F. Initial walk to Halcyon, Spectacle and Dell then back through the dry dell. Then about six of us went back to Spectacle to look for the night-herons that had been reported. Thank you to all on the walk for your great spotting!

34 species

Mallard  6

Wild Turkey  1    Heard

Mourning Dove  5

Double-crested Cormorant  6

Black-crowned Night Heron  2    Walk extension. Two adults perched in a tree on Lake Auburn (Spectacle)

Green Heron  1    Walk Extension-Lake Auburn

Great Blue Heron  1

Barred Owl  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1    Heard

Great Crested Flycatcher  1    *Rare- early. Seen in the Dell then relocated calling in the dry dell. Photos and audio.Looks like this individual may be the first one in the MA this spring.

Blue-headed Vireo  2    One briefly during the walk and one on the extension.

Blue Jay  13

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4

Golden-crowned Kinglet  1    Walk extension – Halcyon.

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Northern House Wren (Northern)  2

Carolina Wren  1

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  50

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  3

White-throated Sparrow  8

Song Sparrow  4

Swamp Sparrow  1    Heard

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  8

Brown-headed Cowbird  6

Common Grackle  19

Palm Warbler (Yellow)  4

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  7

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S229385636

Willard Brook State Forest, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 22, 2025 7:17 AM – 9:27 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.2 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    5 including leader

20 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  2

Mallard  1

duck sp.  2

Great Blue Heron  1

Broad-winged Hawk  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  4

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3

White-breasted Nuthatch  3

Brown Creeper  1

Hermit Thrush  2

American Robin  2

Chipping Sparrow  3

Eastern Towhee  1

Louisiana Waterthrush  5    Seen and heard in multiple directions , and multiple spots, known at this location

Pine Warbler  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S229385608

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 22, 2025 6:30 AM – 8:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC Bird walk

31 species

Canada Goose  6

Mallard  5

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  4

Mourning Dove  5

American Herring Gull  2

Great Blue Heron  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  6

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  5

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  3

Tufted Titmouse  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Carolina Wren  4

European Starling  5

American Robin  49

House Sparrow  7

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  4

Field Sparrow  2

Dark-eyed Junco  2

White-throated Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  6

Swamp Sparrow  2

Red-winged Blackbird  7

Common Grackle  19

Palm Warbler  5

Pine Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S229385616