Nahanton Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Oct 16, 2024 7:30 AM – 10:20 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    increasing breeze, sun, 40s. 6th of 7 Wednesday walks for BBC. Upper garden very active!

32 species

Canada Goose  24

Mallard  12

Mourning Dove  2

Red-tailed Hawk  5

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  12

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2

Golden-crowned Kinglet  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Carolina Wren  3

American Robin  20

American Goldfinch  8

Chipping Sparrow  40

Field Sparrow  1

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  40

White-throated Sparrow  6

Savannah Sparrow  5

Song Sparrow  25

Swamp Sparrow  3

Eastern Towhee  1

Common Grackle  40

American Redstart  1    between the gardens. Seen well by all

Blackpoll Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  2

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S199694896

Arlington Reservoir, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Oct 13, 2024 7:29 AM – 9:28 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.12 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    7 or 8 people, rain, great cormorant

26 species

Mute Swan  2

Mallard  21

Green-winged Teal  11

Ruddy Duck  2

Killdeer  8

Greater Yellowlegs  1

Ring-billed Gull  1

Great Cormorant  1    Clear white in throat contrasting with yellow on lower bill. White belly. Vaguely stripy throat

Great Blue Heron  2

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Downy Woodpecker  5

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  5

American Crow  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  6

Carolina Wren  2

American Robin  3

House Sparrow  2

American Goldfinch  6

Chipping Sparrow  1

Savannah Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  11

Common Grackle  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  32

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S199694728

Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Oct 13, 2024 7:00 AM – 9:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC Bird Walk at Fresh Pond

35 species

Canada Goose  9

Mallard  4

American Black Duck  2

Green-winged Teal  1

Ring-necked Duck  39

Pied-billed Grebe  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  11

Mourning Dove  4

Ring-billed Gull  2

Herring Gull (American)  5

Cooper’s Hawk  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  5

Northern Flicker  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  13

American Crow  4

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  7

Tufted Titmouse  6

Golden-crowned Kinglet  8

White-breasted Nuthatch  5

Carolina Wren  5

Gray Catbird  1

American Robin  4

House Sparrow  3

House Finch  5

American Goldfinch  4

Song Sparrow  2

Swamp Sparrow  1

Nashville Warbler  1

Blackpoll Warbler  2

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  5

Northern Cardinal  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S199694731

Cold Spring Park, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Oct 12, 2024 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.8 mile(s)

20 species

Mallard  2

Mourning Dove  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Barred Owl  1    continuing in same area

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  4

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

Golden-crowned Kinglet  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  4

American Robin  6

White-throated Sparrow  10

Song Sparrow  1

Common Grackle  6

Yellow-rumped Warbler  12

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S198560536

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

Oct 12, 2024 8:03 AM – 12:03 PM

Protocol: Traveling

3.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    My Brookline Bird Club Birding Sketchcrawl Trip – Autumn Series. Mostly sunny, mid-60s, breezy.

26 species

Canada Goose  6

Wood Duck  7

Mallard  37

Mourning Dove  5

Great Blue Heron  2

Turkey Vulture  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  18

Black-capped Chickadee  45

Tufted Titmouse  23

White-breasted Nuthatch  12

European Starling  30

Gray Catbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  16

American Robin  10

House Sparrow  33

American Goldfinch  6

Dark-eyed Junco  3

White-throated Sparrow  2

Red-winged Blackbird  3

Common Grackle  13

Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S199694715

Nahanton Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Oct 12, 2024 8:00 AM – 11:49 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.834 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip – 55-68 degrees, sunny with slight breeze.  Nice group of birds bathing in a puddle on the road lower garden

35 species

Canada Goose  13

Mourning Dove  12

Red-shouldered Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  2

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1    on woodland path coming from new lawn to the lower garden

Red-eyed Vireo  1    on woodland path coming from new lawn to the lower garden

Blue Jay  15

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  5

Golden-crowned Kinglet  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Carolina Wren  1

Gray Catbird  1

American Robin  6

House Finch  4

American Goldfinch  8

Chipping Sparrow  10

Dark-eyed Junco  15

White-crowned Sparrow  1    lower garden

White-throated Sparrow  8

Savannah Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  10

Lincoln’s Sparrow  1    upper garden

Swamp Sparrow  3

Eastern Towhee  1

Red-winged Blackbird  1

Common Grackle  30

Blackpoll Warbler  2

Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  4

Indigo Bunting  2    one at upper and one at lower garden

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S199694724

Roslindale Wetlands Urban Wild Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Oct 10, 2024 7:32 AM – 8:44 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.62 mile(s)

22 species

Canada Goose  12    Heading south west

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tufted Titmouse  2

Golden-crowned Kinglet  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  4

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  25

American Robin  2

House Sparrow  X

American Goldfinch  12

Dark-eyed Junco  1

White-throated Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  1

Common Grackle  1

Nashville Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler  7

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S198560532

Nahanton Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Oct 9, 2024 7:29 AM – 10:22 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.99 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    5th of 7 Wed morning Bird Walks led by Haynes Miller for BBC

39 species

Mallard  4

Mourning Dove  1

Northern Harrier  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1    flew across meadow at 10:30

Red-shouldered Hawk  1    Calling

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  5

Eastern Phoebe  1

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  8

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  3

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2

Golden-crowned Kinglet  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  2    m-f pair, at box at upper garden

American Robin  7

House Finch  4

American Goldfinch  8

Chipping Sparrow  8

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  5

White-crowned Sparrow  1    beautiful adult, upper garden

White-throated Sparrow  6

Savannah Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  9

Swamp Sparrow  1

Common Grackle  100

American Redstart  4    Three continuing, with a 4th at upper garden

Magnolia Warbler  1    Bright yellow rump and underparts. Trees at upper garden.

Blackpoll Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  2

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  2

Indigo Bunting  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S198560529

Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Oct 8, 2024 7:15 AM – 11:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

4.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Sunny, 48 degrees to start.  9:40am low tide. Led BBC walk.

43 species

Canada Goose  17

Gadwall  11

American Wigeon  16

Mallard  12

American Black Duck  20

Green-winged Teal  2

Surf Scoter  20

Mourning Dove  2

Black-bellied Plover  8

Killdeer  1

Lesser Yellowlegs  1

Greater Yellowlegs  28

Dunlin  40

Ring-billed Gull  3

Herring Gull (American)  5

Great Black-backed Gull  2

Cory’s Shearwater  1

Northern Gannet  1

Double-crested Cormorant  12

Great Egret  4

Great Blue Heron  3

Turkey Vulture  5

Osprey  2

Northern Harrier  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  5

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3

Golden-crowned Kinglet  2

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  1

Northern Mockingbird  3

Hermit Thrush  1

American Robin  4

House Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  6

Savannah Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  5

Eastern Towhee  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler  3

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S198560526

King’s Beach, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Oct 6, 2024 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    A Brookline Bird Club walk led by Shilo McDonald. Tide coming in. High tide at 2:07 PM. Blue skies. Sunshine. Gentle breeze, 3 MPH. And unseasonably warm, 62 ºF.

14 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  10    Flying by.

American Black Duck  25    Estimate. A Life Bird for Harrison.

Greater Scaup  1    Adult male. Peak in front of head.

Greater/Lesser Scaup  1    Female. Distant.

Common Eider  14    Estimate. All females / immatures.

Surf Scoter  2    Both males. White patch present on the back of the neck.

White-winged Scoter  45    Estimate. A Life Bird for Harrison.

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  11    2 on the beach. Plus 9 flybys.

Semipalmated Plover  4

Ring-billed Gull  60    Estimate.

Herring Gull  44    Estimate.

Great Black-backed Gull  7

gull sp.  50    Distant. On Lynn Beach.

Merlin  1    Flying by. Heading in the direction of Lynn Beach.

American Crow  4    Walking the wrack line on the Swampscott side of King’s Beach.

House Sparrow  8    In the bushes across the street.

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S197838525