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

Apr 22, 2025 6:13 AM – 8:55 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.04 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Chilly morning – 47 degrees, cloudy and quite windy.

31 species

Mallard  2

Mourning Dove  3

American Herring Gull  1

Yellow-crowned Night Heron  1    Seen in an unusual spot, perched.

Green Heron  1    On the front pond, continuing.

Turkey Vulture  1

Osprey  2

Sharp-shinned Hawk  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  1

American Crow  4

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  3

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

Brown Creeper  2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  3

Carolina Wren  3

Hermit Thrush  4

American Robin  4

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  2

White-throated Sparrow  6

Song Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  2

Red-winged Blackbird  1

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  4

Northern Cardinal  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S229385628

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 21, 2025 6:27 AM – 8:47 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.209 mile(s)

38 species

Canada Goose  2

Mallard  5

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3

Mourning Dove  10

Double-crested Cormorant  3

Cooper’s Hawk  2

Barred Owl  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  4

Northern Flicker  6

Blue Jay  5

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  18

Golden-crowned Kinglet  4

White-breasted Nuthatch  4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

Carolina Wren  4

European Starling  1

Northern Mockingbird  1

Hermit Thrush  9

American Robin  50    Low estimate

House Sparrow  1

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  5

Chipping Sparrow  9

Dark-eyed Junco  4

White-throated Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  3

Red-winged Blackbird  3

Brown-headed Cowbird  9

Common Grackle  31

Palm Warbler  4

Pine Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S229385597

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 20, 2025 6:34 AM – 8:56 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.3 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip (J. Forbes leader). Very windy but warm and sunny. Coyote with breakfast (rabbit?) on the ridge above Spectacle was also a highlight.

37 species

Canada Goose  2

Wood Duck  2    Flyovers at Willow

Mallard  3

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Mourning Dove  4

American Herring Gull  5

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Northern Harrier  1    *unusual, flew through while we were heading to Palm Ave. Mostly behind trees but long wings and tail obvious and caught a glimpse of the white rump patch at one point

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  6

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4

Peregrine Falcon (North American)  1    Leader only flyover leaving front of Dry Dell

Eastern Phoebe  3

Blue Jay  6

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  20    Close to a dozen (including a few Golden-crowned) in one tree along Fir Ave

Golden-crowned Kinglet  4

Brown Creeper  1

European Starling  1

Northern Mockingbird  1

Hermit Thrush (faxoni/crymophilus)  9

American Robin  30

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  7

Field Sparrow  1

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  8

White-throated Sparrow  5

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  4

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  3

Brown-headed Cowbird  8

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  30

Palm Warbler (Yellow)  10    Mostly/all Halcyon

Pine Warbler  4

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S230608273

Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 20, 2025 7:59 AM – 10:03 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.22 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – clear, very windy, 50s

21 species

Mallard  1

Common Eider  1

Red-breasted Merganser  2

American Herring Gull  13

Great Black-backed Gull  4

Pied-billed Grebe  1    On quarry, been seen for several days

Northern Gannet  3

Double-crested Cormorant  5

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1

Northern Flicker  1

American Kestrel  6

Merlin  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  5

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

Carolina Wren  1    Heard only

White-throated Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  1    Heard only

Red-winged Blackbird  1

Common Grackle  4

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S229385584

Arlington Reservoir, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 20, 2025 6:54 AM – 8:56 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.38 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC and MBC 9 including leader.

35 species

Canada Goose  2

Mute Swan  2

Mallard  8

American Black Duck  2

Lesser Scaup  2

Bufflehead  1

Ruddy Duck  2

Mourning Dove  4

Killdeer  5

Wilson’s Snipe  1

Double-crested Cormorant  2

Great Blue Heron  2

Turkey Vulture  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  2

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tree Swallow  10

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  5

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

European Starling  6

American Robin  12

House Sparrow  11

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  3

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  12

Red-winged Blackbird  12

Common Grackle  14

Palm Warbler  12

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  32

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S229385565

Millennium Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Apr 19, 2025 8:05 AM – 10:46 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.5 mile(s)

38 species

Canada Goose  6

Mute Swan  2

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  9

Green-winged Teal (American)  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2

Mourning Dove  2

American Herring Gull  1

Great Blue Heron  4

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  8

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  6

Blue Jay  14

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tree Swallow  3

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  9

Northern Mockingbird  6

American Robin  4

House Sparrow  6

American Goldfinch  14

Chipping Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  2

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  14

Swamp Sparrow  5

Red-winged Blackbird  12

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  15

Palm Warbler  1

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S227139871

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

Apr 19, 2025 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

14 species

Canada Goose  4

Hooded Merganser  1

Mourning Dove  2

Great Blue Heron  1

Northern Flicker  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tree Swallow  1

Carolina Wren  2

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  2

Savannah Sparrow  1

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Common Grackle  5

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S227139864

Neponset River Trail, Milton US-MA 42.27070, -71.06589, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US

Apr 19, 2025 8:41 AM – 11:16 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.808 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Cloudy. High 60s and low 70s. Light breeze at times.

34 species

Canada Goose  4

Mallard  3

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2

Mourning Dove  6

American Herring Gull  5

Double-crested Cormorant  11

Glossy Ibis  41    Flew in and landed on the mud flats. Long curved bill

Black-crowned Night Heron  1

Snowy Egret  1

Osprey  1

Sharp-shinned Hawk  3

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  4    1 female

Northern Flicker  2

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  10

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  1

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  5

American Robin  12

House Sparrow  3

House Finch  4

American Goldfinch  6

White-throated Sparrow  1

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  3

Swamp Sparrow  2

Red-winged Blackbird  12    1 female

Common Grackle  24

Northern Cardinal  4    1 female

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S227043091

Horn Pond Recreation Area, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 19, 2025 7:37 AM – 9:38 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.78 mile(s)

45 species

Canada Goose  6

Mute Swan  2

Mallard  11

American Black Duck  2

Mourning Dove  2

American Coot  5

Killdeer  2

Ring-billed Gull  1

Double-crested Cormorant  4

Black-crowned Night Heron  2

Great Blue Heron  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  7

Northern Flicker  2

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  12

Fish Crow  2

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  10

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  7

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  10

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Carolina Wren  2

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  8

House Sparrow  12

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  7

Dark-eyed Junco  1

White-throated Sparrow  9

Savannah Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  6

Swamp Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  1

Red-winged Blackbird  12

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  15

Palm Warbler  6

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S227043081

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 17, 2025 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC Bird Walk at Mount Auburn Cemetery

33 species

Canada Goose  7

Mallard  7

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5

Mourning Dove  2

American Herring Gull  2

Red-tailed Hawk  3

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  6

Downy Woodpecker  4

Northern Flicker  3

Eastern Phoebe  5

Blue Jay  8

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4

Golden-crowned Kinglet  6

White-breasted Nuthatch  3

Carolina Wren  3

European Starling  5

Hermit Thrush  3

American Robin  35

House Sparrow  4

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  2

Dark-eyed Junco  9

White-throated Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  5

Swamp Sparrow  1

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  6

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S226770131

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 16, 2025 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.3 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC Opening Day at Mt Auburn for spring migration.  $$ degrees, sunny, 10-15 mph westerly wind. Unexpected raptor show – a fine kickoff !  Most surprising – not a single Kinglet!

28 species

Canada Goose  2

Mallard  4

Turkey Vulture  4

Sharp-shinned Hawk  2

Broad-winged Hawk  1    First found perched in a spruce tree; it took flight.  Later had another small buteo that could possibly have been a 2nd BWHA but ID was not confirmed.

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  3

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Phoebe  8

Blue Jay  6

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  54

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  2

Northern Mockingbird  2

Hermit Thrush  2    Dry Dell

American Robin  25

American Goldfinch  1

Chipping Sparrow  1

Dark-eyed Junco  13

White-throated Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  3

Red-winged Blackbird  5

Common Grackle  5

Palm Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  7

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S226770125