Castle Island and Pleasure Bay, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Jul 18, 2026 9:02 AM – 11:33 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.779 mile(s)

25 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Mourning Dove  1

Killdeer  2

Razorbill  1    Stunning individual floating not far off Pleasure Bay Beach. A surprising rarity! :O

Ring-billed Gull  4

American Herring Gull  40    Estimate; observed throughout walk

Great Black-backed Gull  2

Common Tern  10    Estimate

Double-crested Cormorant  25    Estimate

Great Egret  3

Great Blue Heron  1

Osprey  2

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  2

American/Fish Crow  1

Tree Swallow  2

Barn Swallow  25    Estimate; Probably nesting at Castle Island

European Starling  30    Estimate

Northern Mockingbird  6

American Robin  20    Estimate

Cedar Waxwing  5    Flock heard only

House Sparrow  30    Low estimate

Baltimore Oriole  1    Glimpsed bright male flying into nearby tree. Leaves obscured a follow-up sighting

Common Grackle  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S378766086

Stellwagen Bank–NW Corner, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Jul 17, 2026 8:16 AM – 11:20 AM

Protocol: Traveling

29.961 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    1 minke whale

5 humpback whale

1 monarch butterfly

1 dragonfly (unidentified)

18 species (+2 other taxa)

Mallard  2

Common Eider  7

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  10

Chimney Swift  2

Semipalmated Sandpiper  3

shorebird sp.  8    Medium sized. Some observers think dowitchers.

American Herring Gull  97

Great Black-backed Gull  27

gull sp.  307

Common Tern  2

Wilson’s Storm-Petrel  56

Double-crested Cormorant  30

Black-crowned Night Heron  1

Great Egret  2

Turkey Vulture  3

Osprey  3

Fish Crow  1

Tree Swallow  8

Barn Swallow  2

House Sparrow  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S373501149

Scituate Lighthouse, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

Jul 16, 2026 7:41 AM – 10:18 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.372 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    25 C sunny 5 mph W wind

Tide was low and rising

19 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  10

Killdeer  1

peep sp.  25

Laughing Gull  40

American Herring Gull  21

Great Black-backed Gull  4

Bridled Tern  1    Continuing rarity seen for several minutes sitting on Museum Beach rock

Common Tern  17

Wilson’s Storm-Petrel  11

Double-crested Cormorant  105

Little Blue Heron  1    Midsized white heron with bicolor bill and greenish legs and feet

American Crow  1

Fish Crow  2

Barn Swallow (American)  4

European Starling  4

Northern Mockingbird  1

House Sparrow  10

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  2

Song Sparrow  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S373501142

Suffield WMA, Hartford, Connecticut, US

Jul 12, 2026 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Trip – Southwick WMA – Leader Nick Paulson. No participants showed up. Decided to bird on the CT side at Suffield WMA down to marsh and back. Trails more overgrown on CT side. Lots of dog ticks, pulled off maybe 120 or so.

69 species

Canada Goose  2

Mallard  1

Mourning Dove  10

Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1

Chimney Swift  6

Virginia Rail  1

Spotted Sandpiper  1

American Bittern  1

Great Blue Heron  2

Turkey Vulture  2

Osprey  1

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  2

Hairy Woodpecker  3

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  7

American Kestrel  2

Eastern Wood-Pewee  7

Alder Flycatcher  1

Eastern Phoebe  3

Eastern Kingbird  11

Eastern Warbling Vireo  7

Red-eyed Vireo  4

Blue Jay  8

American Crow  14

Black-capped Chickadee  7

Tufted Titmouse  12

Bank Swallow  50

Tree Swallow  150

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  10

Barn Swallow  75

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  8

Red-breasted Nuthatch  1

Northern House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  14

Gray Catbird  8

Brown Thrasher  7

Northern Mockingbird  4

Eastern Bluebird  3

Veery  1

Wood Thrush  2

American Robin  30

Cedar Waxwing  12

House Sparrow  2

House Finch  3

American Goldfinch  28

Grasshopper Sparrow  9

Chipping Sparrow  4

Field Sparrow  10

Vesper Sparrow  1    Calling straight out from parking area along the state line.

Savannah Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  9

Eastern Towhee  9

Bobolink  26

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  60

Common Grackle  26

Blue-winged Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  24

Northern Yellow Warbler  6

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1

Prairie Warbler  1

Canada Warbler  1

Scarlet Tanager  3

Northern Cardinal  9

Blue Grosbeak  1    Young bird. Rufous brown all over with large bill.

Indigo Bunting  18

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S371343542

Millennium Park, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Jul 12, 2026 8:00 AM – 11:06 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.21 kilometer(s)

Checklist Comments:    Joint BBC & BNC Walk

Leaders: Correne George, Mike McCarthy, Neil Calabro & Samuel Harris 

Counterclockwise from Canoe Launch Parking Lot to West Roxbury High School Marsh then back to Canoe Launch

48 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  10

Mute Swan  2    Pair in HS Marsh

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  7    4m & 3f

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1    Seen briefly headed NE behind High School

Mourning Dove  20    Estimated

Killdeer  2

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Green Heron  3

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  6    count includes birds in Millennium Park and High School Marsh

Osprey (American)  2

Red-shouldered Hawk (lineatus Group)  1    *Second Prebasic (SPB) circled overhead of drainage pool by High School showing their distinctive brown striated chest, primary crescents, and beginning tail band. Left wing was heavily in molt, missing many secondaries and several primaries.

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  6

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

Willow Flycatcher  2

Eastern Phoebe  4

Eastern Kingbird  2

Eastern Warbling Vireo  3

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  1    Called from hilltop upon walk ending

Fish Crow  1    Called atop High School

American/Fish Crow  3

Common Raven  2    Atop High School

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tree Swallow  5    Adults

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  3

Barn Swallow (American)  10    Actively foraging and returning to train bridge

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern)  1    Heard squeakily harsh calls around (42.282936,-71.185722)

Northern House Wren  1

European Starling  12    Mostly Juveniles

Gray Catbird  10

Northern Mockingbird  5    Juvenile heard behind train tracks

American Robin  6

Cedar Waxwing  6

House Sparrow  4

American Goldfinch  6

Chipping Sparrow  1    “Chip” calls heard near lower parking lot

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  12    Juvenile calling by Boat Launch Parking Lot

Swamp Sparrow  3

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  20    Mostly Juveniles in HS Marsh

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  10    Chicks calling from nest

Common Yellowthroat  2

Northern Yellow Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  3

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3    Male gave squeaky sneaker calls behind Boat Launch Parking Lot until him and two others took off W. Later on, we spotted the three chasing each other along Woodpecker Corner.

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S371597331

Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, 100-132 Prospect Hill Road, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Jul 11, 2026 6:50 AM – 9:50 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Warm, sunny morning 65F – 75F over course of walk.  Very calm and quiet with a few good sightings.

48 species (+1 other taxa)

Mourning Dove  1

Chimney Swift  1    Probably more..at a distance above New Meadow.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2

Killdeer  1    Heard at start and end of walk on main campus.

Turkey Vulture  1    Perched on top of the white utility tower just beyond New Meadow.

Red-tailed Hawk  1    Around main campus.

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  2

Eastern Phoebe  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  5    Probably more.  The most vocal bird of the day with catbirds and mockingbirds on main campus.

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  8

Tufted Titmouse  3

Barn Swallow  2    South end of New Meadow.

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Northern House Wren  1

European Starling  40    Estimate.  Large flock at south side of New Meadow.  Some grackles mixed in.

Gray Catbird  8

Northern Mockingbird  2    The most vocal pair on the main campus.

Eastern Bluebird  1

Veery  1    Did not hear, but several of us had an excellent sighting in the woods on the west side of the campus.

Wood Thrush  2

American Robin  8    Probably many more.

Cedar Waxwing  3    Excellent viewing of a pair working on an existing nest along the trail abutting new meadow.  Perhaps preparing for another brood?  3rd one seen on main campus.

House Sparrow  4

Purple Finch  2    Excellent sighting of a pair on the main campus.

American Goldfinch  14    Many in New Meadow and more on main, lower campus.  Probably a conservative count.

Chipping Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  3

Eastern Towhee  2

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  1    Clearly seen flying.  Probably more mixed with distant view of starling flock or flyovers.

Brown-headed Cowbird  4    2 pairs on lower main campus

Common Grackle  8    Conservative count

blackbird sp.  30    Conservative count of distant and high fly-overs.

Ovenbird  1    Only heard one!  Very quiet today.

Common Yellowthroat  6    Saw 2 females.  Very vocal throughout entire property.

Northern Yellow Warbler  1    Heard at New Meadow

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1    Heard at New Meadow

Pine Warbler  2

Scarlet Tanager  1    A few had a good visualization of it on lower main campus.

Northern Cardinal  6

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2    Pair on lower main campus

Indigo Bunting  3    Excellent sightings across campus.

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S371343531

Heard Farm Conservation Area, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Jul 6, 2026 6:37 AM – 8:59 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.222 mile(s)

39 species

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  2

Wild Turkey  1

Mourning Dove  3

Killdeer  1

Great Blue Heron  2

Osprey  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  2

Eastern Wood-Pewee  1

Willow Flycatcher  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Warbling Vireo  4

Red-eyed Vireo  3

Blue Jay  1

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tree Swallow  1

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

Carolina Wren  3

Gray Catbird  2

Northern Mockingbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  1

American Robin  5

House Sparrow  2

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  2

Song Sparrow  2

Swamp Sparrow  3

Bobolink  60    Probable undercount.  Mix of sexes and fledglings

Red-winged Blackbird  3

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  3

Common Yellowthroat  7

Northern Yellow Warbler  3

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S371343557

Quabbin Reservoir–Gate 10, Hampshire, Massachusetts, US

Jul 3, 2026 6:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip; Glenn d’Entremont leader; 3 participants.  Due to extreme heat, cut the trip short at 9:00.

35 species

Black-billed Cuckoo  1    giving the single “coo”, not in triplicates, we hear at this time of year.  distant, but not the “kow” of YB.  Upland habitat favors BB.  Unfortunately Xeno-canto does not have this BB call in their 4 page repertoire.

Broad-winged Hawk  2

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  4

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  4

Eastern Wood-Pewee  6

Eastern Phoebe  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Yellow-throated Vireo  2

Red-eyed Vireo  24

Blue Jay  10

Common Raven  6    vocal group crossing road at meeting spot.  Likely a family group

Black-capped Chickadee  10

Tufted Titmouse  1

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Red-breasted Nuthatch  1

Brown Creeper  1

Gray Catbird  1

Veery  8

Hermit Thrush  4

American Goldfinch  1

Chipping Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  3

Ovenbird  18

Black-and-white Warbler  6

Common Yellowthroat  3

Blackburnian Warbler  1

Chestnut-sided Warbler  3

Black-throated Blue Warbler  6

Pine Warbler  4

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  3

Black-throated Green Warbler  5

Scarlet Tanager  8

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3

Indigo Bunting  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S371343840

Quabbin Reservoir–Quabbin Park, Hampshire, Massachusetts, US

Jul 3, 2026 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.2 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip; Glenn d’Entremont leader; 3 participants

16 species

Turkey Vulture  2

Broad-winged Hawk  1

Red-eyed Vireo  9

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  1

Gray Catbird  1

Hermit Thrush  1

American Robin  2

American Goldfinch  2

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Ovenbird  2

American Redstart  3

Chestnut-sided Warbler  2

Pine Warbler  1

Indigo Bunting  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S371343815

Appleton Farms (TTOR), Essex, Massachusetts, US

Jul 1, 2026 8:29 AM – 10:40 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.725 mile(s)

24 species

Mourning Dove  4

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  1

Willow Flycatcher  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Blue Jay  1

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  1

Eastern Bluebird  8

American Robin  1

Chipping Sparrow  3

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  2

Bobolink  22

Orchard Oriole  5

Red-winged Blackbird  40

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  2

Common Yellowthroat  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S366752912

Norfolk Airport, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US

Jun 28, 2026 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club trip

37 species

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  1

Killdeer  1

Green Heron  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  7

Tufted Titmouse  1

Tree Swallow  8

Purple Martin  12

Barn Swallow  4

Northern House Wren  2

Carolina Wren  3

European Starling  3

Gray Catbird  3

Brown Thrasher  1    Good looks and photos of bird seen here recently, at the large garden across the street

Northern Mockingbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  8

American Robin  4

Cedar Waxwing  1

House Sparrow  2

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  5

Chipping Sparrow  5

Field Sparrow  1

Savannah Sparrow  12    Many nesting birds in known location for them

Song Sparrow  1

Bobolink  30

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Common Grackle  2

Ovenbird  2

Common Yellowthroat  2

Northern Cardinal  2

Indigo Bunting  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S365729526