Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 11, 2024 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC Saturday Walk

63 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  4

Mallard  4

Mourning Dove  7

Chimney Swift  3

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2

Killdeer  1

Herring Gull  3

gull sp.  4

Double-crested Cormorant  3

Great Blue Heron  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  3

Eastern Kingbird  1

Blue-headed Vireo  3

Warbling Vireo  5

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  8

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  9

Tufted Titmouse  4

White-breasted Nuthatch  3

House Wren  3

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  6

Gray Catbird  8

Wood Thrush  3

American Robin  25

House Sparrow  4

House Finch  5

American Goldfinch  8

Chipping Sparrow  10

White-throated Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  5

Orchard Oriole  1

Baltimore Oriole  8

Red-winged Blackbird  7

Brown-headed Cowbird  7

Common Grackle  11

Ovenbird  5

Black-and-white Warbler  14

Tennessee Warbler  8    singing across the cemetery

Nashville Warbler  3

Common Yellowthroat  4

American Redstart  8

Cape May Warbler  1

Northern Parula  16

Magnolia Warbler  9

Bay-breasted Warbler  9    encountered across the cemetery, with one particular tree containing four individuals

Yellow Warbler  5

Chestnut-sided Warbler  2

Blackpoll Warbler  5

Black-throated Blue Warbler  4

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  24

Black-throated Green Warbler  14    One of the most common singing warblers present

Wilson’s Warbler  2

Scarlet Tanager  1

Northern Cardinal  6

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  6

Indigo Bunting  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174082818

Magazine Beach Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 11, 2024 7:15 AM – 9:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club and Mass Audubon walk

51 species (+3 other taxa)

Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)  12    Most at Goose Park

Canada Goose  50    Mixed between MBP and Goose Park

Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid)  4    Goose Park

Mute Swan  2

Mallard  16

Mallard (Domestic type)  2

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  25    On/around BU bridge

Mourning Dove  4    Mixed in feeding on ground at Goose Park

Chimney Swift  1

Killdeer  1    Heard flyover

Ring-billed Gull  8

Herring Gull  6

Double-crested Cormorant  8

Great Blue Heron  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Peregrine Falcon  2

Eastern Kingbird  4

Warbling Vireo  4

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  7

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tree Swallow  6

House Wren  1

European Starling  6

Gray Catbird  5

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  8

House Sparrow  12

American Goldfinch  8

Chipping Sparrow  6

White-throated Sparrow  4

Savannah Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  5

Baltimore Oriole  3

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Ovenbird  2

Black-and-white Warbler  4

Nashville Warbler  1    Singing by Audubon building

Common Yellowthroat  3

American Redstart  3

Northern Parula  3

Magnolia Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler  2

Blackpoll Warbler  1    Goose Park

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1    Goose Park

Palm Warbler  1    Slightly late

Prairie Warbler  1    1F seen just before walk kicked off

Black-throated Green Warbler  1    1F seen by some in minutes leading up to walk

Wilson’s Warbler  1    Seen by some by wastewater treatment building

Northern Cardinal  1

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1    1F seen by some early in walk

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174592417

Franklin Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 10, 2024 7:06 AM – 8:48 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.768 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Cold gray morning, pretty quiet overall. BBC + Franklin Park Coalition walk.

31 species

Mourning Dove  4

Chimney Swift  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  2

Eastern Phoebe  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Warbling Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  8

American Crow  3

Tufted Titmouse  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  16

Gray Catbird  4

American Robin  14

House Sparrow  10

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  6

Song Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  6

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  2

Ovenbird  1

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Nashville Warbler  1

Northern Parula  3

Yellow Warbler  1

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174082650

Millennium Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 10, 2024 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk led by David Scott. Great group, good birds. Abundant Yellow Warblers and Common Yellowthroats, and a good flock of mixed migrants by the river trail

47 species

Mallard  2

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  12

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Killdeer  4    One small chick, with a parent doing its best to get our attention

Spotted Sandpiper  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Cooper’s Hawk  2

Red-shouldered Hawk  1    Calling, perched on dead tree in main swamp, seen from second bridge

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  1

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  1

Tree Swallow  8

Barn Swallow  2

House Wren  1    heard

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  6

Gray Catbird  3

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  8

House Sparrow  3

American Goldfinch  4

Savannah Sparrow  10

Song Sparrow  5

Lincoln’s Sparrow  2    One on river trail, one near entrance.

Swamp Sparrow  2

Orchard Oriole  1    male singing by boat ramp

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  8

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Common Grackle  6

Northern Waterthrush  1    heard

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  30    Estimate. All along the marsh path and the river.

American Redstart  2

Magnolia Warbler  1

Bay-breasted Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler  20

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  5

Canada Warbler  1

Wilson’s Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174082630

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 10, 2024 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.8 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC Bird walk at Mount Auburn Cemetery

54 species

Canada Goose  7

Mallard  4

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3

Mourning Dove  4

Herring Gull  3

Great Blue Heron  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  2

Least Flycatcher  2

Eastern Phoebe  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  3

Eastern Kingbird  2

Blue-headed Vireo  2

Warbling Vireo  5

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  8

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  4

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

House Wren  3

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  7

Gray Catbird  6

Hermit Thrush  1

Wood Thrush  3

American Robin  11

House Sparrow  5

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  7

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  5

Swamp Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  9

Red-winged Blackbird  8

Common Grackle  11

Ovenbird  5

Black-and-white Warbler  5

Tennessee Warbler  5    Clearly seen and heard along Indian Ridge and again near Halcyon Pond.  Identified by several birders.

Common Yellowthroat  3

American Redstart  2

Northern Parula  7

Magnolia Warbler  2

Yellow Warbler  2

Chestnut-sided Warbler  2

Blackpoll Warbler  2

Black-throated Blue Warbler  3

Yellow-rumped Warbler  7

Black-throated Green Warbler  5

Wilson’s Warbler  2    One WIWA clearly seen and heard along Indian Ridge and a second near Halcyon Pond.  Confirmed by several birders.

Northern Cardinal  6

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174082646

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 9, 2024 6:00 AM – 9:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.1 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Partly sunny, 54-61 degrees.  Co-led BBC walk.  Lots of birds and bird song!  Thanks the Jared and Dave for their help!

54 species

Canada Goose  2

Mallard  2

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2

Mourning Dove  1

Chimney Swift  1

Double-crested Cormorant  6

Great Blue Heron  2

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Eastern Kingbird  1

Blue-headed Vireo  2

Warbling Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  3

Gray Catbird  2

Wood Thrush  1

American Robin  4

House Sparrow  2

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  4

Red-winged Blackbird  2

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  3

Ovenbird  3

Black-and-white Warbler  6

Tennessee Warbler  1

Nashville Warbler  3

Common Yellowthroat  1

American Redstart  3

Cape May Warbler  1

Northern Parula  5

Magnolia Warbler  6

Bay-breasted Warbler  2

Yellow Warbler  1

Chestnut-sided Warbler  2

Blackpoll Warbler  1

Black-throated Blue Warbler  2

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  6

Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Wilson’s Warbler  1

Scarlet Tanager  3

Northern Cardinal  6

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S173116100

Roslindale Wetlands Urban Wild Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 9, 2024 7:06 AM – 9:05 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.8 mile(s)

44 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  X    Flyover heard calls

Mallard  2

Mallard (Domestic type)  1

Mourning Dove  1

Chimney Swift  1

Solitary Sandpiper  2    Seen with a pretty big group. One was spotted and flew off, followed by another being spotted immediately after

Double-crested Cormorant  12    Flyover

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Warbling Vireo  2

Blue Jay  4

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  1

Tree Swallow  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Carolina Wren  3

European Starling  1

Gray Catbird  2

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  2

House Sparrow  4

House Finch  4

American Goldfinch  7

White-throated Sparrow  2

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  6

Swamp Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird  1

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  8

Ovenbird  1

Northern Waterthrush  3

Black-and-white Warbler  6

Common Yellowthroat  3

Northern Parula  6

Yellow Warbler  5

Yellow-rumped Warbler  4

Wilson’s Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S173116113

Boston Public Garden, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 9, 2024 6:30 AM – 8:56 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.347 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk, 15 participants 57 degrees partly sunny.  Pretty quiet for May 9.

37 species

Canada Goose  15

Mallard  17    Includes 7 ducklings

Chimney Swift  2

Herring Gull  12

Double-crested Cormorant  5

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Northern Flicker  1

Peregrine Falcon  1

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  1

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

European Starling  11

Gray Catbird  1

Northern Mockingbird  1

Veery  1

Hermit Thrush  1

American Robin  9

House Sparrow  25

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  2

Chipping Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  9

Savannah Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  1

Lincoln’s Sparrow  1    Seen on the island, by 2 birders at the very end of the walk

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  2

Common Grackle  8

Ovenbird  2

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  3

Northern Parula  1

Magnolia Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174082470

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 8, 2024 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott

43 species

Mallard  2

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Mourning Dove  5

Chimney Swift  4

Ring-billed Gull  1

Herring Gull  1

Common Loon  1    flyover

Double-crested Cormorant  16    flyover

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Warbling Vireo  4

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  4

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

House Wren  2

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  7

American Robin  12

American Goldfinch  5

Chipping Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  12

Savannah Sparrow  1    Indian ridge

Song Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  4

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Brown-headed Cowbird  12

Common Grackle  6

Ovenbird  1

Black-and-white Warbler  4

Nashville Warbler  1

American Redstart  2

Northern Parula  8

Magnolia Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler  2

Black-throated Blue Warbler  2    Saw a female, heard another sing once

Yellow-rumped Warbler  20

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Scarlet Tanager  2

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S173116107

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 7, 2024 5:33 AM – 9:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

4.043 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club- Leader: Kathy Dia- pleasant upper 50’’ to upper 60’s F.

50 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  1

Wild Turkey  2

Mourning Dove  6

Chimney Swift  1

gull sp.  1

Black-crowned Night Heron  2

Great Blue Heron  3

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Eastern Phoebe  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  3

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Warbling Vireo  2

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  12

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  1

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

House Wren  2

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  4

Veery  1

American Robin  50

Cedar Waxwing  2    In neighborhood before the walk. Fresh Pond Lane.

House Sparrow  2

American Goldfinch  2

Chipping Sparrow  6

White-crowned Sparrow  1    With White-throated near Willow and Poplar. One participant happened to snap a photo.

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  10

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  5

Brown-headed Cowbird  6

Common Grackle  10

Ovenbird  2

Worm-eating Warbler  1    Seen after the walk in the area between Harvard Hill and the Dell. Characteristically slow-moving and hard to spot, but worth the effort!  Occasionally singing.

Black-and-white Warbler  12

Tennessee Warbler  1

Nashville Warbler  5

Cape May Warbler  2

Northern Parula  15

Yellow Warbler  3

Blackpoll Warbler  1    Thanks to Jared, some got to see this bird

Black-throated Blue Warbler  4

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  20

Black-throated Green Warbler  9

Scarlet Tanager  1

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S172660578