Causeway St, Millis, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US

Jun 7, 2026 6:30 AM – 8:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.25 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird  Club trip

43 species (+1 other taxa)

Wood Duck  4

Mallard  2

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  4

Killdeer  2

Green Heron  2    Two together

Great Blue Heron  4    At least 4

Red-shouldered Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Eastern Wood-Pewee  2

Eastern Phoebe  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Eastern Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  1

American Crow  2

Common Raven  4    At least four, heard thoughout.

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  5

Barn Swallow  6

White-breasted Nuthatch  5    Family group

Brown Creeper  1

Northern House Wren  1

European Starling  5

Gray Catbird  3

Eastern Bluebird  2

Veery  1

American Robin  1

Cedar Waxwing  1

House Sparrow  5

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  3

Swamp Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  1    Near nest

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  5

Common Yellowthroat  5

Northern Yellow Warbler  6

Pine Warbler  3

new world warbler sp.  1

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S354441087

Belle Isle Marsh, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Jun 7, 2026 9:09 AM – 10:22 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.621 mile(s)

26 species

Mallard  1

American Black Duck  2

Mourning Dove  5

Chimney Swift  2

Willet  3

American Herring Gull  5

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Great Egret  1

Turkey Vulture  1

Osprey  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  1

Willow Flycatcher  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Tree Swallow  6

Barn Swallow  10

European Starling  20

Cedar Waxwing  2

House Sparrow  5

House Finch  1

Song Sparrow  4

Red-winged Blackbird  12

Common Grackle  4

Northern Yellow Warbler  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S357320787

Winthrop Beach and Five Sisters, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Jun 7, 2026 10:42 AM – 11:37 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.392 mile(s)

10 species

American Oystercatcher  2

Killdeer  2

Piping Plover  2

Ring-billed Gull  6

American Herring Gull  30

Great Black-backed Gull  4

Least Tern  40

Double-crested Cormorant  50

House Sparrow  2

Common Grackle  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S357320850

Martin Burns WMA, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 7, 2026 7:40 AM – 10:07 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.106 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    68- 79 degrees, comfortable westerly breeze, unusually quiet. Surprise misses include Scarlet Tanager, and indigo  bunting. Much of our birding was birding by ear.

27 species

Mallard  1

Chimney Swift  1

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Barred Owl  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  2

Red-eyed Vireo  6

Blue Jay  3

Fish Crow  1

Tufted Titmouse  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

Gray Catbird  5

Wood Thrush  3    Heard only

American Robin  5

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  7

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Ovenbird  7    Heard only

Blue-winged Warbler  4    3 Heard only , 1 brief sighting

Common Yellowthroat  2

American Redstart  1

Northern Cardinal  2

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S357320899

Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

Jun 6, 2026 7:32 AM – 9:48 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.678 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Combined walk with Brookline and Nasketucket Bird Clubs led by Carol Molander. We walked the forested Widow’s Cove Loop leading to the beach, Chase’s Way which has a fresh water pond and meadow, forested Heron Point Loop Trail and back to the main parking lot on the main driveway. We had views of The Widow’s Cove into Buzzard’s Bay, Bass Creek and Bass Cove and its salt marsh.

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Broken clouds – overcast clouds

Temperature: 67 – 74°F

Wind: Light breeze – moderate breeze

Wind Direction: W – SW

Cloud Cover: 69 – 100%

Humidity: 71 – 78%

Sunrise: 5:08am

Sunset: 8:14pm

Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>

43 species

Canada Goose  22    8 goslings

Mallard  1

Common Eider  1

Wild Turkey  7

Willet  3

American Herring Gull  10

Least Tern  2

Common Tern  6

Common Loon  2    Together

Double-crested Cormorant  2

Great Egret  1

Great Blue Heron  12    Minimum

Turkey Vulture  8

Osprey  12    6 nests, 5 platforms and one natural nest

Downy Woodpecker  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  1    Heard by the exit

Eastern Phoebe  5

Great Crested Flycatcher  5

Blue Jay  6

American Crow  5

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  5

Tree Swallow  2

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

Barn Swallow  6

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Northern House Wren  1

Gray Catbird  7

Eastern Bluebird  2

American Robin  2

American Goldfinch  1

Chipping Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  5

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  2

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Ovenbird  11

Common Yellowthroat  1

Northern Yellow Warbler  3

Pine Warbler  4

Scarlet Tanager  1

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S354243617

Medford Condon Shell, Medford US-MA 42.41841, -71.11481, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 6, 2026 7:42 AM – 8:46 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.168 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Joint BBC – Medford Public Library family bird walk.

19 species

Canada Goose  18

Mallard  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5

Chimney Swift  6

Ring-billed Gull  1

American Herring Gull  7

Double-crested Cormorant  4

Black-crowned Night Heron  3

Downy Woodpecker  1

Eastern Phoebe  1    Insect feeding next to the Winthrop Street community gardens.

Eastern Warbling Vireo  5

Blue Jay  1

European Starling  14

American Robin  12

House Sparrow  6

House Finch  4

American Goldfinch  2

Baltimore Oriole  2

Common Grackle  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S354243596

74 species, including Cerulean and Worm-eating warblers at Skinner State Park, and Upland Sandpipers at Westover Air Force Base.

https://ebird.org/tripreport/536422?welcome=true

Myles Standish SF, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

Jun 3, 2026 6:00 PM – 8:45 PM

Protocol: Traveling

3.25 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    SSBC/BBC/FMSSF trip; Glenn d’Entremont leader; at least 20 participants

23 species

Wild Turkey  1

Mourning Dove  2

Eastern Whip-poor-will  6

Osprey (American)  1

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Red-breasted Nuthatch  1

Northern House Wren  2

Gray Catbird  3

Hermit Thrush  3

American Robin  6

American Goldfinch  1

Grasshopper Sparrow  1

Chipping Sparrow  7

Song Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  21

Baltimore Oriole  2

Ovenbird  3

Pine Warbler  6

Prairie Warbler  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S352798829

Horn Pond Recreation Area, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 2, 2026 7:37 AM – 9:51 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.958 mile(s)

44 species

Canada Goose  7

Mute Swan  6

Mallard  7

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  18

Killdeer  1

Ring-billed Gull  7

Double-crested Cormorant  18

Green Heron  1

Great Egret  1

Great Blue Heron  5

Osprey  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  2

Eastern Wood-Pewee  3

Willow Flycatcher  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Eastern Warbling Vireo  12

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  3

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  1

Tree Swallow  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  6

Gray Catbird  10

American Robin  9

Cedar Waxwing  9

House Sparrow  4

American Goldfinch  1

Song Sparrow  5

Baltimore Oriole  4

Red-winged Blackbird  8

Common Grackle  11

Ovenbird  1

Common Yellowthroat  4

American Redstart  1

Northern Yellow Warbler  8

Prairie Warbler  2    Great views

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S351746458

Appleton Farms (TTOR), Essex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 1, 2026 8:20 AM – 11:13 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.082 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club “Bring Back Bobolinks” trip to Appleton Farms including birding walk, focused on bobolinks, and nature journaling and sketching discussion.  Cold, gray start gradually improving through 3 hour period.  

(Flycatcher sp confirmed as olive sided flycatcher)

51 species

Canada Goose  1

Blue-winged Teal  1

Mallard  2

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  7

Killdeer  3

American Herring Gull  2

Glossy Ibis  1

Great Egret  1

Turkey Vulture  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  2

Olive-sided Flycatcher  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  2

Eastern Phoebe  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  7

Eastern Kingbird  5

Eastern Warbling Vireo  2

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  5

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  1

Tree Swallow  9

Barn Swallow  11

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  1

Northern Mockingbird  2

Eastern Bluebird  13

American Robin  2

Cedar Waxwing  1

House Sparrow  8

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  11

Chipping Sparrow  4

Savannah Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  2

Swamp Sparrow  1

Bobolink  17

Baltimore Oriole  5

Red-winged Blackbird  15

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  4

Ovenbird  1

Common Yellowthroat  5

Northern Yellow Warbler  2

Pine Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S351746448

Brook Farm and Gethsemane Cemetery, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 31, 2026 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Bird Walk 5-31-26, co-led by Neil Calabro & Michael McCarthy

40 species

Mallard  1

Chimney Swift  2

American Herring Gull  2

Great Blue Heron  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  3

Eastern Wood-Pewee  3

Eastern Phoebe  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  4

Eastern Warbling Vireo  5

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  5

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  2

Barn Swallow  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

Northern House Wren  7

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  7

Gray Catbird  4

American Robin  8

Cedar Waxwing  7

American Goldfinch  8

Chipping Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  7

Swamp Sparrow  5

Baltimore Oriole  8

Red-winged Blackbird  8

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  6

Black-and-white Warbler  2    Heard near entrance to cemetery

Common Yellowthroat  5

American Redstart  4

Bay-breasted Warbler  1

Northern Yellow Warbler  4

Blackpoll Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S352799082

Millennium Park, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 31, 2026 10:46 AM – 11:31 AM

Song Sparrow  2

Common Yellowthroat  1

Northern Yellow Warbler  1

Millennium Park–West Roxbury High School Marsh, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 31, 2026 11:47 AM – 12:32 PM

Protocol: Traveling

0.7 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Bird Walk 5-31-26, co-led by Neil Calabro & Michael McCarthy

14 species

Mute Swan  1

Chimney Swift  2

Killdeer  2

Black-crowned Night Heron  1

Green Heron  1

Great Blue Heron  4

Osprey  2

Red-tailed Hawk  3

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Kingbird  2

American Crow  1

Tree Swallow  3

Red-winged Blackbird  10

Northern Yellow Warbler  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S352799122

Cow Island Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 31, 2026 12:45 PM – 1:05 PM

Tree Swallow  2

Cliff Swallow  2    Observed flying over water from 20 ft away. Orangey brown around throat/breast. No birds with forked tails flying nearby.