Wompatuck SP (Plymouth Co.), Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

Apr 28, 2024 5:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

7.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    SSBC/BBC trip, Eddie Giles & Glenn d’Entremont leaders, 7 participants

49 species

Canada Goose  2

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  6

Mourning Dove  4

Double-crested Cormorant  3

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Turkey Vulture  1

Red-shouldered Hawk  2

Broad-winged Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  6

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  6

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  4

Pileated Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Eastern Phoebe  5

Blue-headed Vireo  4

Blue Jay  6

American Crow  1

Fish Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  26

Tufted Titmouse  13

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  7

Red-breasted Nuthatch  2

Brown Creeper  4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  4

Winter Wren  3

Carolina Wren  8

Wood Thrush  1

American Robin  2

House Sparrow  X

House Finch  1

Purple Finch (Eastern)  1

American Goldfinch  8

Chipping Sparrow  9

White-throated Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  4

Eastern Towhee  11

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  5

Brown-headed Cowbird  8

Ovenbird  4

Northern Waterthrush  3

Black-and-white Warbler  9

Northern Parula  1

Palm Warbler (Yellow)  17

Pine Warbler  15

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  16

Black-throated Green Warbler  3

Northern Cardinal  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171043813

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

Apr 27, 2024 7:21 AM – 10:45 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.805 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    14 people

43 species

Canada Goose  8

Wood Duck  10

Mallard  6

Ring-necked Duck  2

Mourning Dove  2

Greater Yellowlegs  1

Great Blue Heron  4

Glossy Ibis  2

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  6

Downy Woodpecker  2

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  6

American Kestrel  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Eastern Kingbird  3

Blue Jay  3

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  60

Barn Swallow  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  6

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

House Wren  1

Marsh Wren  2

Carolina Wren  4

American Robin  5

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  5

Chipping Sparrow  3

Dark-eyed Junco  1

White-throated Sparrow  5

Song Sparrow  3

Swamp Sparrow  8

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  70

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  10

Palm Warbler  9

Yellow-rumped Warbler  30

Northern Cardinal  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171043747

Yapp Farm Trail, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 27, 2024 7:04 AM – 10:18 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.615 mile(s)

34 species

Canada Goose  2

Wild Turkey  4

Mourning Dove  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Turkey Vulture  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  3

Carolina Wren  4

European Starling  15

Northern Mockingbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  1

American Robin  2

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  1

Savannah Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  3

Red-winged Blackbird  3

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  4

Pine Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S200138107

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 27, 2024 7:09 AM – 9:26 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.52 mile(s)

34 species

Canada Goose  4

Mallard  3

Wild Turkey  1

Mourning Dove  5

Herring Gull  2

Green Heron  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  4

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  2

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  14

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3

White-breasted Nuthatch  3

Carolina Wren  1

Northern Mockingbird  1

Hermit Thrush  2

American Robin  14

Chipping Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  4

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  8

Common Grackle  19

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Palm Warbler  8

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  8

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S170610970

Arnold Arboretum, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Apr 27, 2024 8:00 AM – 10:10 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk; sunny, 44-56

28 species

Mallard  11    female w very small chicks

Mourning Dove  3

Ring-billed Gull  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  3

Warbling Vireo  2    heard several times in different locations; Merlin confirmed, saw one

Blue Jay  12

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tree Swallow  2

European Starling  2

Northern Mockingbird  2

Hermit Thrush  2

American Robin  20

House Sparrow  2

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  5

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  4

Baltimore Oriole  1    FOY

Red-winged Blackbird  6

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle  25

Yellow Warbler  1

Pine Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S170610977

Magazine Beach Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 27, 2024 7:53 AM – 10:01 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.669 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC x Mass Audubon walk

26 species (+2 other taxa)

Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)  2

Canada Goose  10

Mallard  4

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  8

Mourning Dove  1

Killdeer  1

Ring-billed Gull  3

American Herring Gull  2

Double-crested Cormorant  8

Great Blue Heron  2

Buteo sp.  1    Flying with something (probably rodent) in it’s beak… likely RTHA

Downy Woodpecker  1

American Kestrel  1    Exciting find at the tail end of the walk. high in oak by audubon building. backlit photos.

Peregrine Falcon  2

Blue Jay  2

Tree Swallow  10

European Starling  6

Gray Catbird  1

Northern Mockingbird  4

Hermit Thrush  1

American Robin  12

House Sparrow  5

American Goldfinch  6

Savannah Sparrow  10

Song Sparrow  16

Red-winged Blackbird  9

Common Grackle  5

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S201145034

Athol Treatment Plant Road, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Apr 26, 2024 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.25 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    AB&NC/BBC trip, Jeff Johnstone & Leslie Kramer leaders, 14 participants, Ernie L

32 species

Canada Goose  1

Wood Duck  3

Common Merganser (North American)  4    1 male, flushed by eagle flying by

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Turkey Vulture  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1    imm

Bald Eagle  1    ad

Belted Kingfisher  2

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Eastern Phoebe  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  3

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  4

Tree Swallow  2

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4

European Starling  X

American Robin  5

House Finch  4

Purple Finch (Eastern)  1

American Goldfinch  1

Chipping Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  5

Swamp Sparrow  1

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  200    coming by in groups of 15-50, mostly females

Rusty Blackbird  2

Common Grackle  15

Pine Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171044584

Orange Airport, Franklin, Massachusetts, US

Apr 26, 2024 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Protocol: Stationary

Checklist Comments:    AB&NC/BBC trip, Jeff Johnstone & Leslie Kramer leaders, 14 participants, Ernie L

13 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X

Killdeer  1

American Kestrel  2

American Crow  3

Common Raven  1

Eastern Bluebird  1

American Robin  2

House Finch  1

Pine Siskin  1

Chipping Sparrow  3

Field Sparrow  2

Vesper Sparrow  5

Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern)  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171044592

Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, US

Apr 26, 2024 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

Protocol: Stationary

Checklist Comments:    AB&NC/BBC trip, Jeff Johnstone & Leslie Kramer leaders, 14 participants, Ernie L

3 species

Killdeer  1

Greater Yellowlegs  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Quabbin Reservoir–Gate 33, Franklin, Massachusetts, US

Apr 26, 2024 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    AB&NC/BBC trip, Jeff Johnstone & Leslie Kramer leaders, 7 participants, Ernie L

30 species

Turkey Vulture  2

Osprey (carolinensis)  1

Broad-winged Hawk  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  3

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

Eastern Phoebe  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

American Crow  1

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tree Swallow  15

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  11

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Red-breasted Nuthatch  2

Hermit Thrush  1

Red Crossbill  8    includes 2 juvenile, at least two types involved

Pine Siskin  9

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  1

White-throated Sparrow  10

Song Sparrow  2

Swamp Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  1

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  75

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  15

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Pine Warbler  6

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171044600

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 26, 2024 6:32 AM – 8:55 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.44 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk, 11 people including leaders (Larry and John)

28 species

Canada Goose  5

Mallard  9

Wild Turkey  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2

Mourning Dove  5

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  17

Tufted Titmouse  3

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  2

Northern Mockingbird  1

Hermit Thrush  1

American Robin  19

American Goldfinch  1

Chipping Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  2

Red-winged Blackbird  3

Brown-headed Cowbird  4

Common Grackle  12

Northern Parula  1

Palm Warbler  5

Yellow-rumped Warbler  3

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S170610965

Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Apr 26, 2024 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott

28 species

Canada Goose  15    one set of goslings

Mute Swan  1

Mallard  9

Ring-necked Duck  3

Ruddy Duck  35    Flock of 18 near the peninsula, and another flock on the far shore

Mourning Dove  1

Herring Gull  1

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Blue Jay  8

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  1    heard

Tree Swallow  6

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  1    Remarkable threat display, when squirrels were close by, never seen it before

European Starling  2

American Robin  8

House Sparrow  4

Chipping Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  1    heard

Red-winged Blackbird  3

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Palm Warbler  3

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  15

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S170610956

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 24, 2024 6:30 AM – 8:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott

30 species

Canada Goose  4

Mallard  2

Wild Turkey  1    heard only

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2

Mourning Dove  3

Herring Gull  1

Common Loon  1    migrating

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4    one with red belly!

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  4

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  6

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

Carolina Wren  1    heard only

American Robin  34

Cedar Waxwing  25    seen just before trip started

American Goldfinch  1

Chipping Sparrow  4

White-throated Sparrow  4

Red-winged Blackbird  3

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Common Grackle  25

Palm Warbler  9

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  5

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S170610950