Neponset River Trail, Boston US-MA 42.26951, -71.08649, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2024 8:48 AM – 10:39 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.394 mile(s)

24 species

Canada Goose  15    6 chicks with 2 adults

Mallard  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Eastern Phoebe  2

Warbling Vireo  2    Heard only

Blue Jay  7

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Gray Catbird  7

American Robin  17

House Sparrow  3

American Goldfinch  3

Song Sparrow  3

Red-winged Blackbird  2

Common Grackle  10

Black-and-white Warbler  3

Northern Parula  1

Yellow Warbler  1    Heard only

Palm Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler  12

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171957226

Gore Place, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2024 8:13 AM – 10:16 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.068 mile(s)

25 species

Canada Goose  18

Mourning Dove  4

Killdeer  4

Turkey Vulture  1

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  1

Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  5

Black-capped Chickadee  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

European Starling  12

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  20

House Sparrow  8

House Finch  4

White-throated Sparrow  4

Savannah Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  3

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird  5

Common Grackle  8

Northern Parula  2

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171957218

Arnold Arboretum, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2024 8:00 AM – 9:10 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.75 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Bussey Brook Marsh/meadow,  BBC walk, sun and clouds 48

20 species

Mourning Dove  3

Ring-billed Gull  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Warbling Vireo  3

Blue Jay  4

Carolina Wren  1

Gray Catbird  2

Wood Thrush  1

American Robin  10

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  3

Baltimore Oriole  5

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  10

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler  3

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171957209

Upton SF, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2024 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

4.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk- Upton SF- leader Nick Paulson: 2 participants. Clear, chilly start but warming quickly, got windier towards end. Good mix of woodland birds. Some calling flyover highlights. Wood Turtle was a bonus sighting.

63 species

Canada Goose  6

Wood Duck  4

Mallard  1

Mourning Dove  14

Sandhill Crane  1    Flyover, called twice, going north. Wooden rattle slightly descending. Sounded high up well above the trees. New bird for me at this location.

Common Loon  1    Flyover calling.

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  16

Red-shouldered Hawk (lineatus Group)  2

Broad-winged Hawk  3

Great Horned Owl  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  4

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Pileated Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  3

Eastern Phoebe  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  3

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  20

American Crow  4

Common Raven  2

Black-capped Chickadee  16

Tufted Titmouse  12

Tree Swallow  16

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  4

Red-breasted Nuthatch  10

Brown Creeper  4    Low amount.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea)  2

House Wren (Northern)  1

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  3

Eastern Bluebird  1

Veery  2

Hermit Thrush (faxoni/crymophilus)  1

American Robin  14

Cedar Waxwing  2

Pine Siskin  12    Several singles. One pair. And a small group. Irruption year, they sometimes breed here in spring after an irruption. The ones seen were feeding on oak flower buds.

American Goldfinch  7

Chipping Sparrow  8

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  1

White-throated Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  8

Eastern Towhee  5

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  30

Brown-headed Cowbird  12

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  25

Ovenbird  60    Singing sporadically throughout and in clusters of more birds in certain areas. 60-70 estimate, seemed low for area, but didn’t see any in pairs and only heard one female response.

Northern Waterthrush  3

Black-and-white Warbler  3

Common Yellowthroat  2

American Redstart  1

Northern Parula  2

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  4

Palm Warbler (Yellow)  1

Pine Warbler  14

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  9

Wilson’s Warbler  1

Scarlet Tanager  3

Northern Cardinal  8

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171957234

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2024 6:15 AM – 8:48 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.386 mile(s)

36 species

Canada Goose  2

Mute Swan  5

Mallard  2

Wild Turkey  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6

Mourning Dove  5

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  5

Downy Woodpecker  4

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Warbling Vireo  4

Blue Jay  8

American Crow  5

Fish Crow  1

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  3

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

House Wren  4

American Robin  50

Chipping Sparrow  10

White-throated Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  6

Red-winged Blackbird  2

Brown-headed Cowbird  8

Common Grackle  14

Black-and-white Warbler  6

Nashville Warbler  4

Northern Parula  9

Chestnut-sided Warbler  2

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  11

Northern Cardinal  6

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171957187

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 3, 2024 6:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC Walk! Indian Ridge, Halcyon, Auburn Lake, Dell, Bellwort Path, out Central Ave. Nice variety!

43 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  2

Mallard  2

Wild Turkey  1    Heard

Mourning Dove  5

gull sp.  1

Green Heron  1    Flyover

Great Blue Heron  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Blue-headed Vireo  3

Warbling Vireo  3

Blue Jay  5

American Crow  1

Common Raven  1    Heard

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  2    Flyover

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Northern House Wren  1

Gray Catbird  3

American Robin  40    Estimate, one seen on nest

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  6

White-throated Sparrow  8

Song Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  1    female

Baltimore Oriole  5

Red-winged Blackbird  2

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  7

Ovenbird  2    Nice views of bird feeding on ground near Auburn Lake/Indian Ridge path

Black-and-white Warbler  5

Nashville Warbler  4

Northern Parula  8

Magnolia Warbler  1

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  12

Scarlet Tanager  1

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S200439048

Franklin Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 3, 2024 7:02 AM – 9:20 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.762 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk. A Steller’s Sea-eagle and Andean Condor made appearances at the end.

29 species

Mourning Dove  2

Ring-billed Gull  2

Cooper’s Hawk  2

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  6

Peregrine Falcon  1    Hunting on the Playstead

Least Flycatcher  1

Eastern Phoebe  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Warbling Vireo  2

Blue Jay  6

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tree Swallow  2

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  15

Gray Catbird  3

American Robin  15

House Sparrow  6

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  6

White-throated Sparrow  6

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  4

Common Grackle  2

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  12

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171955989

Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 3, 2024 6:30 AM – 8:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott

32 species

Canada Goose  12

Mallard  4

Ruddy Duck  24    Careful count

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  30

American Coot  1    Still here!

Spotted Sandpiper  3

Herring Gull  2

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Blue-headed Vireo  4

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  1

Tree Swallow  6

Barn Swallow  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

European Starling  3

Gray Catbird  2

American Robin  4

House Sparrow  2

Chipping Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  3

Common Grackle  1

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Palm Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  11

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171955975

Magazine Beach Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 2, 2024 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Protocol: Traveling

1.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club x Mass Audubon walk

35 species

Canada Goose  25

Mallard  6

Killdeer  1

Ring-billed Gull  4

Herring Gull  2

Double-crested Cormorant  35    2 larger flocks in flight

Great Blue Heron  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  1

Peregrine Falcon  1    One in nest box, one seen in flight over park

Warbling Vireo  4

Blue Jay  10

American Crow  2

Tree Swallow  3

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

Gray Catbird  2

Brown Thrasher  1

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  12

House Sparrow  6

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  6

Chipping Sparrow  4

Savannah Sparrow  5

Song Sparrow  12

Eastern Towhee  1

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  10

Common Grackle  8

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Nashville Warbler  1

Northern Parula  4

Yellow Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  4

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171962251

Roslindale Wetlands Urban Wild Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 2, 2024 7:09 AM – 8:42 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.65 mile(s)

28 species (+1 other taxa)

Mallard  16

Mallard (Domestic type)  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Mourning Dove  2

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  2

Least Flycatcher  1

Eastern Phoebe  2

Blue Jay  4

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Carolina Wren  1

American Robin  2

House Sparrow  X

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  3

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Common Grackle  8

Common Yellowthroat  2

Northern Parula  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171955306