Boston Nature Center Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Mar 22, 2026 8:00 AM – 10:53 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.36 kilometer(s)
Checklist Comments: Joint Brookline Bird Club/ Boston Nature Center
Co-Leaders : Mike McCarthy, Neil Calabro, Correne George & Samuel Harris
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Overcast clouds
Temperature: 38 – 41°F
39 species
Canada Goose 1 Heard honking from Harvard St
Mallard 2 Pair hiding
Wild Turkey 10 9m & 1f
Mourning Dove 6
Killdeer 2
Ring-billed Gull 3 Adults
American Herring Gull 12 10 Adults & 2 First Cycles
Cooper’s Hawk 1 Male
Bald Eagle 1 First Cycle headed NW
Red-shouldered Hawk (lineatus Group) 1 *Early. First Year soared over Mass Biologics heading SE. Distinctive Acciptrine-like flight, brown streaked chest, black-tipped primaries (a few were badly worn out) & brown banded tail. Attempted, but failed to get a photo.
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 1 Female working on nest
Barred Owl 1 Heard distinctive, yet mumbled “Hoo-ya-hoo-hoo” from behind BNC headquarters parking lot
Belted Kingfisher 1 Male flying NE
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1 *Heard loud chiseling into Cottonwoods along Margaret’s Meadow. Likely left the area headed SE, but unknown. Mike & Neil heard the boisterous monkey-like call from the trees.
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 *Seen briefly atop Sugar Maples and heard its distinctive “chit-chit” before it took off. Couldn’t relocate for a photo sadly.
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 15 Mumurations flying SE
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 12
House Sparrow 1 Lone call heard by houses
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1 Faint calls heard around marsh
Fox Sparrow (Red) 2 In thickets along Fox Trail
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1 Male flew from gardens to feeders
White-throated Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 6
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 22 Males preparing
Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Males called briefly
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 12
Northern Cardinal 5 Males only
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S314245419
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