Brook Farm and Gethsemane Cemetery, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Oct 5, 2025 7:55 AM – 10:10 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC Brook Farm Walk  10-5-25

33 species

Canada Goose  36

Wood Duck  10

Mallard  4

Mourning Dove  1

Sora  2    By third bridge

Great Blue Heron  2

Red-shouldered Hawk (lineatus Group)  1    Heard near first Bridge

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  3

Pileated Woodpecker  1    Flew away, near print shop parking lot

Northern Flicker  1

American Kestrel  1

Blue Jay  12

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  3

White-breasted Nuthatch  4

Carolina Wren  4

Gray Catbird  5

Eastern Bluebird  1

American Robin  6

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  1

White-throated Sparrow  10

Song Sparrow  1

Swamp Sparrow  1

Red-winged Blackbird  3

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle  2

Nashville Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S277881634

Millennium Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Oct 5, 2025 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

17 species

Wood Duck  11

Mallard  2

American Black Duck  1

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  1

Blue Jay  17

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Northern Mockingbird  4

American Goldfinch  1

Savannah Sparrow  6

Swamp Sparrow  1

Red-winged Blackbird  5

Common Grackle  8

Common Yellowthroat  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler  2

Dickcissel  1    Heard near First Bridge in purple asters

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S277881630

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

Oct 5, 2025 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Protocol: Traveling

0.75 mile(s)

14 species

Mallard  25

American Black Duck  6

Green-winged Teal  8    6 ducklings

Killdeer  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Belted Kingfisher  1

Common Raven  3    1 by itself 2 later

Black-capped Chickadee  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Red-winged Blackbird  1

Common Grackle  15

Palm Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  10

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S277881627

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Vernal Equinox Walk. Leader’s Choice

    Leader's Choice

    The trip leader will monitor recent sightings prior to meeting and select the birdiest spots. Contact leader for details. Call or e-mail no later than 7 PM on March 20.

  • Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United States

    We will explore various hot-spots on the refuge. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required to visit Parker River NWR.

  • CANCELLED “Timberdoodles” Kids Walk in Belmont

    Cancelled due to schedule conflict. Please check our other woodcock walks and one led by Menotomy Bird club listed on our calendar too. Two that are in the same area are listed below. https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/woodcocks-at-mary-cummings-park-2/ https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/woodcocks-of-rock-meadow/  

  • Woodcock Watch, Oxbow NWR, Harvard

    Harvard - Still River Depot Road

    We will stay until it gets dark to watch for American Woodcock. Come early to enjoy other birds. Rain date Sunday, March 22, same time.

  • Arlington Reservoir

    Lexington - Arlington Reservoir 210 Lowell Street, Arlington, MA, United States

    Visit Arlington Reservoir and the adjacent Lexington Community Farm to search for late winter lingerers and early migrants. Cosponsored with Menotomy Bird club.

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