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Brook Farm and Gethsemane Cemetery, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 2, 2026 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.7 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Bird Walk to Brook Farm, co-led by Mike McCarthy & Neil Calabro 5-2-26

Temperature: 49 – 53°F

Wind: Light breeze – gentle breeze

25 species

Canada Goose  4

Wood Duck  4

Wild Turkey  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Northern House Wren (Northern)  1

Eastern Bluebird  2

American Robin  5

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  4

Swamp Sparrow  4

Baltimore Oriole  4

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  6

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  4

Northern Yellow Warbler  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  2

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332096192

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

May 2, 2026 9:27 AM – 10:37 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.233 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club walk, Neil Calabro and Mike McCarthy co-leaders. 

Temperature: 53°F

Wind: Light breeze – gentle breeze

42 species

Canada Goose  10

Mute Swan  5

Mallard  1

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  12    Flock flying around the high school and marsh

Killdeer  1

Solitary Sandpiper  1

Greater Yellowlegs  1

American Herring Gull  2

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Turkey Vulture  1

Cooper’s Hawk  2

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1    Immature

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

Eastern Warbling Vireo  2

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  1

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  24

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  4

Barn Swallow (American)  6

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  2

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  4

Cedar Waxwing  18

House Sparrow  4

White-throated Sparrow  2

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  1

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  3

Swamp Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  7

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  7

Northern Parula  2

Northern Yellow Warbler  3

Palm Warbler (Yellow)  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  6

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332096177

Millennium Park, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 2, 2026 10:50 AM – 12:20 PM

Protocol: Traveling

1.25 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Bird Walk to Brook Farm, co-led by Mike McCarthy & Neil Calabro 5-2-26

Temperature: 55 – 56°F

Wind: Mostly calm – moderate breeze

37 species

Canada Goose  2

Mute Swan  1

Mallard  6

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  3

Killdeer  2

Spotted Sandpiper  1

Ring-billed Gull  2

Double-crested Cormorant  52    Flying over heading NNE

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Osprey (American)  2    On probable nest on cell phone tower platform in Nat Grid parking lot

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

Eastern Phoebe  2

Eastern Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  3

Fish Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tree Swallow  2

Barn Swallow (American)  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

European Starling  14

Gray Catbird  4

Northern Mockingbird  6

American Robin  6

House Sparrow  9

American Goldfinch  5

White-throated Sparrow  4

Savannah Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  3

Orchard Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  8

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  22

Northern Yellow Warbler  8

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332096161

ANNUAL REPORT 2001

2001 STATISTICAL AND YEAR-END REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2001, the Brookline Bird Club listed 303 species of birds on 210 reported trips, two fewer than the previous year. A total of

ANNUAL REPORT 2000

2000 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2000, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 228 reported trips, four more than last year. A total of

ANNUAL REPORT 1999

1999 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1999, the Brookline Bird Club listed 301 species of birds on 241 reported trips. A total of 271 trips were scheduled, 69

ANNUAL REPORT 1998

1998 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1998, the Brookline Bird Club listed 300 species of birds on 233 reported trips. A total of 277 trips were scheduled, 69 all-day, 170 morning, 34

ANNUAL REPORT 1997

1997 STATISTICAL REPORT. by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1997, the Brookline Bird Club listed 313 species of birds on 206 reported trips. A total of 242 trips were scheduled, 68 all-day, 148 morning,

ANNUAL REPORT 1996

1996 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1996, the Brookline Bird Club listed 293 species of birds on 207 reported trips. A total of 248 trips were scheduled, 73 all-day, 144 morning,

ANNUAL REPORT 2001

2001 STATISTICAL AND YEAR-END REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2001, the Brookline Bird Club listed 303 species of birds on 210 reported trips, two fewer than the previous year. A total of

ANNUAL REPORT 2000

2000 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2000, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 228 reported trips, four more than last year. A total of

ANNUAL REPORT 1999

1999 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1999, the Brookline Bird Club listed 301 species of birds on 241 reported trips. A total of 271 trips were scheduled, 69

ANNUAL REPORT 1998

1998 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1998, the Brookline Bird Club listed 300 species of birds on 233 reported trips. A total of 277 trips were scheduled, 69 all-day, 170 morning, 34

ANNUAL REPORT 1997

1997 STATISTICAL REPORT. by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1997, the Brookline Bird Club listed 313 species of birds on 206 reported trips. A total of 242 trips were scheduled, 68 all-day, 148 morning,

ANNUAL REPORT 1996

1996 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1996, the Brookline Bird Club listed 293 species of birds on 207 reported trips. A total of 248 trips were scheduled, 73 all-day, 144 morning,

ANNUAL REPORT 2001

2001 STATISTICAL AND YEAR-END REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2001, the Brookline Bird Club listed 303 species of birds on 210 reported trips, two fewer than the previous year. A total of

ANNUAL REPORT 2000

2000 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2000, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 228 reported trips, four more than last year. A total of

ANNUAL REPORT 1999

1999 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1999, the Brookline Bird Club listed 301 species of birds on 241 reported trips. A total of 271 trips were scheduled, 69

ANNUAL REPORT 1998

1998 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1998, the Brookline Bird Club listed 300 species of birds on 233 reported trips. A total of 277 trips were scheduled, 69 all-day, 170 morning, 34

ANNUAL REPORT 1997

1997 STATISTICAL REPORT. by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1997, the Brookline Bird Club listed 313 species of birds on 206 reported trips. A total of 242 trips were scheduled, 68 all-day, 148 morning,

ANNUAL REPORT 1996

1996 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1996, the Brookline Bird Club listed 293 species of birds on 207 reported trips. A total of 248 trips were scheduled, 73 all-day, 144 morning,

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