McLaughlin Woods, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 7, 2024 6:47 AM – 8:36 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.215 mile(s)

42 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  3

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  14

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

House Wren  2

Carolina Wren  4

European Starling  14

Gray Catbird  16

Hermit Thrush  3    Exact count

Wood Thrush  1    Singing early lower field

American Robin  45

House Sparrow  26

House Finch  6

American Goldfinch  1

Chipping Sparrow  4

White-throated Sparrow  40

Savannah Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  2

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Ovenbird  1

Black-and-white Warbler  12

Nashville Warbler  8

Common Yellowthroat  1

American Redstart  1

Northern Parula  10

Magnolia Warbler  1    Seen by few

Yellow Warbler  6

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  20

Prairie Warbler  1    Singing at stairs

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Wilson’s Warbler  1    Back path, seen by some

Scarlet Tanager  3    Two males and a female, on hill

Northern Cardinal  7

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S172660619

Cold Spring Park, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 7, 2024 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott

32 species

Mourning Dove  2

Turkey Vulture  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  1

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Eastern Phoebe  1    heard

Blue-headed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  1

Fish Crow  1    heard

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  1

Tree Swallow  1

European Starling  6

Gray Catbird  2

American Robin  8

American Goldfinch  2

Chipping Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  3

Common Grackle  6

Ovenbird  1    heard

Northern Waterthrush  1    heard

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Nashville Warbler  1

American Redstart  1

Northern Parula  2    heard

Yellow Warbler  1    heard

Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

Scarlet Tanager  1    heard

Northern Cardinal  2

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S173116126

Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US

May 7, 2024 6:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.14 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk, 56 degrees, sunny

39 species

Mallard  2

Wild Turkey  1

Chimney Swift  2

Yellow-crowned Night Heron  1    Continuing. Today one bird was sitting on the nest.

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

American Crow  1

Fish Crow  1

Common Raven  1

Tufted Titmouse  3

House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  1

Gray Catbird  4

American Robin  4

House Sparrow  1

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  2

Chipping Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  1

Baltimore Oriole  1

Common Grackle  1

Ovenbird  1

Northern Waterthrush  1

Black-and-white Warbler  3

Nashville Warbler  1

American Redstart  1

Northern Parula  3

Yellow Warbler  1

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1

Black-throated Blue Warbler  2

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  7

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  1

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174982370

Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Norfolk, Massachusetts, US

May 7, 2024 5:54 AM – 7:42 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.262 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    SSBC/BBC walk of Billings Farm Loop led by G. d’Entremont. Weather: Fair, N wind (less than 5mph), 57F.

45 species

Common Loon  1    Flyover

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  2

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

Eastern Phoebe  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tufted Titmouse  6

Tree Swallow  8

Red-breasted Nuthatch  1

House Wren  3

Carolina Wren  1

Gray Catbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  1

Veery  2

Wood Thrush  1

American Robin  5

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  9

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  1

Eastern Towhee  4

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  1

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Ovenbird  5

Northern Waterthrush  1

Blue-winged Warbler  2

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  2

Northern Parula  3

Magnolia Warbler  1

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1    Uncommon here in spring

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Pine Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  10

Black-throated Green Warbler  4

Scarlet Tanager  3    Good looks at a female chasing around a male

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174082455

Westboro WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

May 6, 2024 6:00 AM – 9:05 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.2 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club walk- Westboro WMA- Leader Nick Paulson, 5 participants, chilly start, wet areas from overnight rain, cloudy, but clearing and warming. Several mammals, muskrat, hairy-tailed mole, a shrew, squirrels, chipmunks and cottontails. After the main loop we drove over to the NE corner of the lake to look for the Wigeon, and found Least Sandpiper and American Goshawk to add some last minute highlights for the walk. Earlier we had Spotted and Solitary Sandpiper near each other for comparison.

66 species

Canada Goose  4

Mute Swan  4

Wood Duck  6

American Wigeon  1    Continuing female type from yesterday.

Mallard  3

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  4

Mourning Dove  8

Chimney Swift  2

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2

Killdeer  2

Spotted Sandpiper  2

Solitary Sandpiper (solitaria)  1

Least Sandpiper  1

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Green Heron  2

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Osprey (carolinensis)  2

American Goshawk  1    Large accpiter, accipiter flight compared to nearby red-tail, fine barring below, broad body, white undertail coverts, broad base of tail, wings were held pointed but got broader in the middle compared to peregrine straight to pointed, weakly barred tail, strong direct flight. Flew WNW over Lake Chauncy as we were looking to find the Wigeon.

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  6

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  3

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Eastern Kingbird  6

Yellow-throated Vireo  3

Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  8

Blue Jay  10

American Crow  3

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  6

Tree Swallow  12

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

Barn Swallow (American)  5

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  3

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea)  3

House Wren (Northern)  1

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  8

Veery  1

American Robin  20

Cedar Waxwing  8

American Goldfinch  10

Chipping Sparrow  12

White-throated Sparrow  12

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  20

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  12

Swamp Sparrow  6

Eastern Towhee  5

Orchard Oriole  2

Baltimore Oriole  5

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  40

Brown-headed Cowbird  10

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  30

Ovenbird  1

Northern Waterthrush  1

Black-and-white Warbler  6

Nashville Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  4

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  5

Palm Warbler (Yellow)  4

Pine Warbler  3

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  25

Northern Cardinal  3

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S172496592

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 5, 2024 6:02 AM – 9:03 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.247 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk, J. Forbes leader

Dark and cool

45 species

Canada Goose  10

Mallard  4

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2

Mourning Dove  4

Common Loon  1

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Black-crowned Night Heron  1    Imm (2nd year?) at Halcyon

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  4

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

Peregrine Falcon (North American)  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  3

Blue-headed Vireo  3

Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  3

Blue Jay  8

American Crow  6

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  4

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

House Wren (Northern)  3

Gray Catbird  5

American Robin  50

House Sparrow  2

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  10

White-throated Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  2

Baltimore Oriole  7

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  10

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  25

Northern Waterthrush  1

Black-and-white Warbler  5

Nashville Warbler  2

Northern Parula  5

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  20

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Scarlet Tanager  1

Northern Cardinal  4

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1    Distant song

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S172310222

Franklin Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 5, 2024 8:17 AM – 10:39 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.22 mile(s)

28 species

Canada Goose  3

Mallard  4

American Black Duck  2

Mourning Dove  1

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Eastern Screech-Owl  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  2

Warbling Vireo  3

Blue Jay  1

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tree Swallow  3

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Gray Catbird  2

American Robin  6

Chipping Sparrow  2

Savannah Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  2

Orchard Oriole  1

Baltimore Oriole  4

Red-winged Blackbird  5

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  5

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Northern Parula  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S172310217

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Plum Island (please use more refined location), Essex, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2024 6:43 AM – 1:08 PM

Protocol: Traveling

8.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    My Brookline Bird Club Birding By Bike Trip.

Started the trip at 630AM at Parking Lot 1 and biked to Hellcat and back. We ended the trip at 100PM .

Weather: Mostly to partly sunny sky, temps hovered around 50°F, little to no wind.

62 species

Canada Goose  9

Mute Swan  3

Gadwall  2

Mallard  2

Green-winged Teal  2

Long-tailed Duck  2

Wild Turkey  1

Mourning Dove  9

Killdeer  12    One on a nest.

Semipalmated Plover  1

Lesser Yellowlegs  3

Willet  15    Seen other birders. Noted two copulating.

Greater Yellowlegs  2

Dunlin  14

Least Sandpiper  1

Great Black-backed Gull  1

Common Loon  1

Double-crested Cormorant  26

American Bittern  1

Snowy Egret  1

Great Egret  1

Turkey Vulture  5

Osprey  3

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  4

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Eastern Kingbird  5

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  4

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tree Swallow  27

Purple Martin  8

Barn Swallow  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

House Wren  1

Marsh Wren  1

Gray Catbird  16

Brown Thrasher  4    Two copulating.

Northern Mockingbird  11

American Robin  6

House Finch  5

Purple Finch  3

American Goldfinch  16

Field Sparrow  4

White-throated Sparrow  8

Savannah Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  23

Eastern Towhee  6

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  9

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle  9

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Nashville Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  2

Northern Parula  1

Yellow Warbler  1

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  7

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S172310208

Concord River Greenway – Lawrence St., Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2024 7:33 AM – 9:33 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.056 mile(s)

21 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2

Mourning Dove  1

Chimney Swift  15

Cooper’s Hawk  2

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Eastern Kingbird  3

Warbling Vireo  3

Tree Swallow  1

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  6

Cedar Waxwing  2

House Sparrow  5

Song Sparrow  2

Red-winged Blackbird  2

Common Grackle  1

Northern Waterthrush  1

Northern Parula  1

Yellow Warbler  6

Yellow-rumped Warbler  8

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S200138111