Causeway St, Millis, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US

May 26, 2024 5:45 AM – 7:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline bird club, rain with some breaks

47 species (+1 other taxa)

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  4

Wild Turkey  1

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  4

Killdeer  2

Green Heron  2    Closely associated pair, multiple flyovers

Great Blue Heron  5

Accipitrine hawk sp. (former Accipiter sp.)  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  2

Willow Flycatcher  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  4

Eastern Kingbird  2

Warbling Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tree Swallow  20

Barn Swallow  10

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  5

Gray Catbird  6

Northern Mockingbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  1

Veery  1

Cedar Waxwing  1

House Sparrow  1

House Finch  3

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  4

Swamp Sparrow  1

Bobolink  1    Seen and heard field nearest to barn

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird  15

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Common Grackle  6

Common Yellowthroat  4

Yellow Warbler  6

Scarlet Tanager  1

Northern Cardinal  4

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S201145100

Plymouth Airport, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 25, 2024 7:51 AM – 10:47 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.75 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    SSBC Trip lead by G. D’Entremont. 28 Participants

45 species

Canada Goose  8

Wild Turkey  2

Mourning Dove  2

Killdeer  2

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Turkey Vulture  2    Including a confusing first year bird, circling in mostly level flight, without dihedral. Black head, longer tail, white primaries and secondaries (though this was tough to judge with it being heavily backlit). Molting some primaries and rectrices

Osprey (carolinensis)  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-shouldered Hawk (lineatus Group)  2

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  4

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  2

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  1

Horned Lark  2

Barn Swallow (American)  4

House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  1

Gray Catbird  2

Brown Thrasher  0

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  1

House Sparrow  X

American Goldfinch  2

Grasshopper Sparrow  1

Chipping Sparrow  1

Field Sparrow  3

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  9

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  3

Eastern Towhee  3

Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern)  8

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Ovenbird  3

Common Yellowthroat  1

Pine Warbler  2

Prairie Warbler  4

Northern Cardinal  1

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S177250399

Fenway Victory Gardens, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 25, 2024 7:01 AM – 8:51 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.606 mile(s)

26 species

Canada Goose  6

Mallard  8

Mourning Dove  8

Chimney Swift  8

Herring Gull  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Least Flycatcher  1    High in a Willow, also seen by others

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1    Seen high with Least Flycatcher: long, bent tail, line above the eye

House Wren  1

Gray Catbird  6

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  10

Cedar Waxwing  12

House Sparrow  2

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  13

Song Sparrow  4

Baltimore Oriole  5

Red-winged Blackbird  6

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  16

Ovenbird  1

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S177250377

Dunback Meadow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 25, 2024 6:00 AM – 9:20 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.601 mile(s)

47 species

Canada Goose  3

Mallard  4

Wild Turkey  4

Mourning Dove  5

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  5

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  2

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher  1

Willow Flycatcher  3

Great Crested Flycatcher  3

Warbling Vireo  3

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  10

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tufted Titmouse  4

Tree Swallow  11

Barn Swallow  7

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Carolina Wren  4

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  7

Northern Mockingbird  2

Wood Thrush  2

American Robin  7

Cedar Waxwing  26

House Sparrow  4

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  12

Song Sparrow  11

Swamp Sparrow  4

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  12

Brown-headed Cowbird  5

Common Grackle  7

Blue-winged Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  18

American Redstart  2

Yellow Warbler  14

Chestnut-sided Warbler  2

Blackpoll Warbler  3

Pine Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  6

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  7

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S177250390

Forest River Conservation Area, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, US

May 25, 2024 8:30 AM – 10:20 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk led by Maryellen Dolan and Renee White

33 species

Canada Goose  2

Mallard  6

Mourning Dove  5

Chimney Swift  2

American Herring Gull  5

Snowy Egret  2

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  1

American Crow  3

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tufted Titmouse  1

Carolina Wren  2

Gray Catbird  1

American Robin  3

House Sparrow  2

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  1

Song Sparrow  4

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Common Grackle  2

Common Yellowthroat  1

American Redstart  2

Magnolia Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler  5

Blackpoll Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S206388999

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 24, 2024 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott

35 species

Mallard  1

Wild Turkey  18    2 family groups, one with 9 chicks, one with 5.

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  2

Herring Gull  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  2    heard

Eastern Kingbird  1

Warbling Vireo  1    heard

Red-eyed Vireo  1    heard

Blue Jay  4

Tufted Titmouse  1    heard

Barn Swallow  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1    heard

House Wren  3

European Starling  1

Gray Catbird  3

Wood Thrush  1

American Robin  10

Cedar Waxwing  1

Chipping Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird  3

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Common Grackle  8

American Redstart  2

Magnolia Warbler  1

Blackburnian Warbler  3

Blackpoll Warbler  4    Good looks at a female and a male

Pine Warbler  2    male and female

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S177250360

Roslindale Wetlands Urban Wild Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 23, 2024 7:00 AM – 8:34 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.9 mile(s)

31 species

Mallard  17

Mourning Dove  1

Chimney Swift  3

Downy Woodpecker  1

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Warbling Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  3

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  1

Gray Catbird  1

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  3

Cedar Waxwing  9

House Sparrow  X

House Finch  X

American Goldfinch  1

Song Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Common Grackle  3

Northern Waterthrush  1

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S176621193

Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 23, 2024 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC Bird Walk at Fresh Pond

38 species

Canada Goose  6

Mallard  4

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6

Mourning Dove  4

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2

Ring-billed Gull  3

Herring Gull  4

Double-crested Cormorant  6

Green Heron  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  5

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  2

Eastern Kingbird  2

Warbling Vireo  9

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  6

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  9

Barn Swallow  5

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  7

Gray Catbird  6

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  15

Cedar Waxwing  8

House Sparrow  6

American Goldfinch  3

Song Sparrow  13

Baltimore Oriole  5

Red-winged Blackbird  11

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Common Grackle  9

Northern Waterthrush  1

Common Yellowthroat  3

American Redstart  4

Yellow Warbler  7

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S176621198

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 23, 2024 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott. Quiet early on, but more song as we were leaving the cemetery

40 species

Mallard  2

Wild Turkey  1

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  4

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Eastern Kingbird  1

Warbling Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1    heard

Blue Jay  3

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  1

House Wren  2

Gray Catbird  5

Veery  1    singing near entrance

Swainson’s Thrush  1    Heard near tower

Wood Thrush  1    Dell, seen briefly

American Robin  12

Cedar Waxwing  7

House Finch  4

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  1    heard

Song Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  1

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  12

Louisiana Waterthrush  1    Dell, seen well, broad bright eye stripe. Another birder had photos

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  1    heard

American Redstart  3

Northern Parula  1

Blackburnian Warbler  1    heard, Indian Ridge

Blackpoll Warbler  1    heard

Black-throated Green Warbler  1    heard

Scarlet Tanager  1    female

Northern Cardinal  2

Indigo Bunting  1    Tower, singing

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S176621202

Minute Man NHP, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 23, 2024 5:25 PM – 8:01 PM

Protocol: Traveling

1.3 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club- Evening Walk at Minute Man NHP- Leader: Kathy Dia – Beautiful and clear after some rain this afternoon, 70’s F.

37 species (+1 other taxa)

Wild Turkey  2    Seen by a participant before the walk.

Mourning Dove  4

Common Nighthawk  1    Over the “Haymeadow” (Elm Brook) boardwalk. Two sightings, but may be the same bird. One or two more possible in the distance.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Red-shouldered Hawk  1    Brief, and my best guess by overall impression. Buteo; tail long for Red-tailed. One participant noted striped tail and I may have seen wing crescents.

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1    Heard

Eastern Wood-Pewee  1    Heard

Great Crested Flycatcher  4

Eastern Kingbird  2

Red-eyed Vireo  1    Heard

Blue Jay  8

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  1

swallow sp.  1    Probably Tree

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2

House Wren  2

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  9

Wood Thrush  4

American Robin  12

Cedar Waxwing  6

House Finch  3

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  4

Swamp Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  9

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  6

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Common Grackle  7

Common Yellowthroat  4

Yellow Warbler  3

Northern Cardinal  4

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S177250291