Boston Nature Center Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Sep 14, 2025 8:05 AM – 10:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC-Boston Nature Center Birdwalk at BNC 9-14-25
35 species
Canada Goose 80
Wild Turkey 25 BNC is loaded with turkeys
Mourning Dove 9
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 1
American Herring Gull 1
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Cooper’s Hawk 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Hanging out in largest community garden
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Merlin 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 1
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Northern House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 3
Gray Catbird 7
American Robin 5
Cedar Waxwing 3
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 4
Song Sparrow 5
Common Grackle 2
Magnolia Warbler 1 Seen by Sam Harris
Blackpoll Warbler 1 Seen by Sam Harris
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S274307386
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