Bolton Flats WMA–Pine Hill Rd. Grasslands, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Jun 15, 2024 7:37 PM – 9:16 PM

Protocol: Traveling

1.747 mile(s)

37 species

Canada Goose  8

Wood Duck  1

Mourning Dove  6

Eastern Whip-poor-will  7    Careful count.

Killdeer  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Osprey  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Great Horned Owl  1

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Warbling Vireo  3

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

Tufted Titmouse  1

Tree Swallow  3

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

Gray Catbird  2

Eastern Bluebird  11

Veery  1

Hermit Thrush  5

American Robin  7

American Goldfinch  4

Grasshopper Sparrow  13    Careful count and not unexpected at this location.

Chipping Sparrow  18

Field Sparrow  5

Song Sparrow  3

Eastern Towhee  7

Red-winged Blackbird  6

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Ovenbird  1

Common Yellowthroat  6

Yellow Warbler  2

Pine Warbler  1

Prairie Warbler  3

Scarlet Tanager  2

Indigo Bunting  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S183260429

Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 11, 2024 6:50 AM – 11:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

4.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Sunny to partly cloudy, upper 60’s, mid-tide dropping.  Led BBC walk with stops at the main panne, roadside, Wardens, Hellcat, and parking lot 5.

60 species

Canada Goose  17    With many young.

Mute Swan  3

Gadwall  4

Mallard  26

American Black Duck  2

Mourning Dove  4

Virginia Rail  1

Killdeer  4

Piping Plover  3

American Woodcock  1

Willet  18

Semipalmated Sandpiper  3

Herring Gull  4

Great Black-backed Gull  1

Least Tern  4

Double-crested Cormorant  3

Black-crowned Night Heron  4    NP from NPO.

Snowy Egret  5

Great Egret  4

Great Blue Heron  1

Turkey Vulture  1

Osprey  2

Northern Flicker  2

Eastern Wood-Pewee  1

Willow Flycatcher  3

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  5

Blue Jay  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tree Swallow  1

Purple Martin  11

Barn Swallow  2

House Wren  1

Marsh Wren  4

European Starling  3

Gray Catbird  6

Brown Thrasher  2

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  4

Cedar Waxwing  6

House Sparrow  1

House Finch  1

Purple Finch  2

American Goldfinch  2

Field Sparrow  1

Saltmarsh Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  3

Eastern Towhee  10

Bobolink  4

Orchard Oriole  2

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  5

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle  14

Mourning Warbler  1    Pines Trail.  Well heard, very close by.  Thanks, Tom!

Common Yellowthroat  3

American Redstart  1

Blackburnian Warbler  1    Pines Trail.  Great looks.  Thanks, Tom!

Yellow Warbler  6

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S181501670

Weston Station Pond, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 9, 2024 6:27 AM – 8:17 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.3 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk, 7 participants plus leader.  Cloudy and rain on and off. More rain expected so rushed a bit.

28 species (+1 other taxa)

Mute Swan  2

Wood Duck  4

Mallard  4

Mourning Dove  4

Killdeer  2

Great Blue Heron  11

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Northern Flicker  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  2

Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  3

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tree Swallow  10

Barn Swallow  5

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  2

Gray Catbird  3

American Robin  14

House Sparrow  2

American Goldfinch  3

Song Sparrow  5

new world sparrow sp.  2

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  11

Common Grackle  7

Northern Cardinal  2

Indigo Bunting  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S181501661

Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 9, 2024 6:20 AM – 8:32 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.994 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Overcast with raindrops toward the end, walked along Concord River Greenway leading a trip for Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust

22 species

Mallard  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  55

Mourning Dove  1

Chimney Swift  3

Black-crowned Night Heron  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Warbling Vireo  3

Tree Swallow  1

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2

European Starling  5

Gray Catbird  1

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  4

Cedar Waxwing  3

House Sparrow  10

American Goldfinch  1

Song Sparrow  2

Red-winged Blackbird  1

Common Grackle  4

Yellow Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S200138157

Martin Burns WMA, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 9, 2024 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.554 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk, overcast, 65 degrees.  We finished just as the rain came.  Conspicuously absent:  Field sparrow, Prairie warbler, Indigo Bunting and Rose-breasted Grosbeak

30 species

Mourning Dove  2

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Great Egret  1

Great Blue Heron  3

Osprey  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Olive-sided Flycatcher  1    Not unusual at this location this time of year

Eastern Wood-Pewee  4

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Red-eyed Vireo  6

Blue Jay  5

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

Gray Catbird  9

Wood Thrush  2

American Robin  6

American Goldfinch  2

Chipping Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  3

Eastern Towhee  15

Baltimore Oriole  2

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Ovenbird  7

Blue-winged Warbler  2    Heard only

Common Yellowthroat  8

Yellow Warbler  2

Pine Warbler  1

Scarlet Tanager  1    heard only

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S200439109

Causeway St, Millis, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US

Jun 9, 2024 6:00 AM – 7:45 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird club walk

50 species (+1 other taxa)

Wood Duck  1

Mallard  1

Mourning Dove  5

Yellow-billed/Black-billed Cuckoo  1

Chimney Swift  3

Virginia Rail  1

Killdeer  4

Green Heron  2

Great Blue Heron  6

Red-shouldered Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Eastern Kingbird  1

Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  5

Tree Swallow  15

Barn Swallow  7

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Northern House Wren  2

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  10

Gray Catbird  5

Northern Mockingbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  2

Veery  1

American Robin  2

Cedar Waxwing  4

House Sparrow  1

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  3

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  20

Brown-headed Cowbird  4

Common Grackle  6

Ovenbird  2

Common Yellowthroat  5

Yellow Warbler  6

Pine Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  1

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S201145102

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

Jun 8, 2024 6:36 AM – 9:18 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.68 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk, about 12 participants other than the leader. Very nice day. Most observations are by ear only.

47 species

Wood Duck  1

Mourning Dove  6

Chimney Swift  4

Great Egret  3

Great Blue Heron  11

Glossy Ibis  3

Turkey Vulture  1

Red-shouldered Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  4    2 young birds

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  2

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  5

Willow Flycatcher  3

Eastern Phoebe  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  3

Warbling Vireo  2

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  5

Tree Swallow  30

White-breasted Nuthatch  3

House Wren  1

Marsh Wren  6

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  3

Gray Catbird  8

Eastern Bluebird  1

Wood Thrush  2

American Robin  8

House Sparrow  8

House Finch  8

American Goldfinch  1

Song Sparrow  7

Swamp Sparrow  6

Baltimore Oriole  11

Red-winged Blackbird  38

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  10

Ovenbird  1

Common Yellowthroat  5

American Redstart  1

Yellow Warbler  9

Pine Warbler  4

Scarlet Tanager  1

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S181501647

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

Jun 8, 2024 6:36 AM – 9:18 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.68 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk, about 12 participants other than the leader. Very nice day. Most observations are by ear only.

47 species

Wood Duck  1

Mourning Dove  6

Chimney Swift  4

Great Egret  3

Great Blue Heron  11

Glossy Ibis  3

Turkey Vulture  1

Red-shouldered Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  4    2 young birds

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  2

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  5

Willow Flycatcher  3

Eastern Phoebe  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  3

Warbling Vireo  2

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  5

Tree Swallow  30

White-breasted Nuthatch  3

House Wren  1

Marsh Wren  6

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  3

Gray Catbird  8

Eastern Bluebird  1

Wood Thrush  2

American Robin  8

House Sparrow  8

House Finch  8

American Goldfinch  1

Song Sparrow  7

Swamp Sparrow  6

Baltimore Oriole  11

Red-winged Blackbird  38

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  10

Ovenbird  1

Common Yellowthroat  5

American Redstart  1

Yellow Warbler  9

Pine Warbler  4

Scarlet Tanager  1

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S180200272

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Myles Standish SF, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

Jun 5, 2024 6:42 PM – 8:47 PM

Protocol: Traveling

1.25 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC, SSBC, Friends of Myles Standish Walk.

19 species

Mourning Dove  6

Eastern Whip-poor-will  6    First calling at 8:26pm, soon had 4 calling around us. 

Saw one of them flying twice! Some of the group saw one land on a gate; 6th bird seen crossing road in headlights

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

House Wren (Northern)  1

Gray Catbird  3

Hermit Thrush (faxoni/crymophilus)  7

American Robin  5

American Goldfinch  5

Chipping Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  1

Eastern Towhee (Red-eyed)  17

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Ovenbird  7

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  2

Pine Warbler  16    Tally

Prairie Warbler  7

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S180200263