Belle Isle Marsh–John Joseph Kilmartin Pathway, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Oct 4, 2026 8:00 AM – 9:56 AM
Protocol: Traveling
Checklist Comments: Joint BBC/BNC Walk
Leaders : Mike McCarthy, Neil Calabro & Samuel Harris
Falling Mid Tide, Scopes in Full Use
41 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose 10 Gaggle landed in Belle Isle Marsh
Mallard 1 Male in N Panne
American Black Duck 6 Feeding in N Pannes
Green-winged Teal (American) 5 Flock hiding within grasses of S Pannes
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 12
Mourning Dove 5
Semipalmated Plover 22 Flock of 2 & 20 in Short Creek
Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Flying with GRYEs, smaller size & pin-shaped black bill
Greater Yellowlegs 20 Estimated. Flock seen landing into N Pannes of Belle Isle Marsh. Heard routine “tew-tew-tew” calls.
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 In Creek with SEPLs
Laughing Gull 1 Adult flying to Short Beach
Ring-billed Gull 33 Flock of 13 Juveniles & a mixed-flock of 19 headed SE towards the Saratoga St Bridge. 1 Adult foraging on mudflats.
American Herring Gull 12
Double-crested Cormorant 25
Snowy Egret 4 Juveniles
Great Egret 15 Careful Count. 2 along Lawn Ave Pannes & 13 in North Pannes of Belle Isle.
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 5 Adults
Cooper’s Hawk 2 Adult & Juvenile flying above Key
hawk sp. 1
Belted Kingfisher 1 Male
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2 Pair flew to SORA building
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 30 Estimated. Juvenile flock trekked N towards Revere Beach above Belle Isle Marsh, showing brown upperbodies, white underbodies & fidgety flight patterns.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Heard briefly from thickets at (42.388168,-70.984593), but unseen
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 1 foraging at (42.388168,-70.984593), the other in the Blue Spruces of the Cemetery
European Starling 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 5
Cedar Waxwing 1
House Sparrow 1 Brief calls from Morton St
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1 Heard calls above RPM Parking Lot
White-throated Sparrow 1 Brief calls from thickets by RPM Parking Lot
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 3
Swamp Sparrow 2
Blackpoll Warbler 2 Pair foraging within trees west of Cemetery
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Northern Cardinal 2
Dickcissel 1 *At 8:20, while we watched Belle Isle Marsh from the Overlook at (42.385567,-70.984593), a single abrupt & buzzy “FPPTTT” was given clearly overhead. We were caught off-guard and were unable to locate this individual, but they are suspected to have continued South. Luckily, the resident Mockingbird had stopped calling and moving from RPM Fitness, and so we could verify that no mimicry was present in the call. Double-checked on Merlin.
passerine sp. 1 Sounded like a Pipit flying towards Belle Isle Marsh?
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Short Beach, Winthrop, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Oct 4, 2026 9:56 AM – 11:09 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Joint BBC/BNC Walk
Leaders : Neil Calabro & Samuel Harris
Falling Low Tide
Common Eider (Dresser’s) 25 Raft on Western & Central sides of Sound
Surf Scoter 15 Raft in C of Sound
White-winged Scoter 15 Raft flying to/from Sound
Black Scoter 10 Raft in Center of Sound
Surf/Black Scoter 30 Too fast & dark to ID
Red-breasted Merganser 25 Raft in Center of Sound
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 6 Flying North
Bonaparte’s Gull 1 Undulating above Broad Sound north of Fort Heath showing tern-like broad wings, silvery-gray upperbody & white outer primaries
Laughing Gull 1 Adult
Ring-billed Gull 8 5 Adults & 3 Juveniles
American Herring Gull 45 Mostly Adults
Great Black-backed Gull 3 Adults
Common Loon 2
Double-crested Cormorant 145 Estimated. 110 along Wavebreaker & 35 headed S past Fort Heath.
European Starling 2
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