Castle Island and Pleasure Bay, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 1, 2026 9:14 AM – 11:39 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.262 mile(s)
24 species
Common Eider 2 A couple females or juvies
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 35
Mourning Dove 1
Killdeer 2
Semipalmated Plover 2
Ruddy Turnstone 4 Lifer! Awesome spot by DCR staff, quartet stood out against the green agae on rocks
Razorbill 1 Continuing, molting individual rafting and preening
Laughing Gull 4
Ring-billed Gull 35
American Herring Gull 50 Estimate
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Common Tern 7
Double-crested Cormorant 30
Great Egret 1 Fishing! Caught two rock gunnels :O
Osprey 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 3
Barn Swallow 7
European Starling 15 Estimate
Northern Mockingbird 3 Territorial
American Robin 2
House Sparrow 60
Song Sparrow 1
Common Grackle 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S379350744
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Mt Auburn Cemetery
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United StatesCosponsored with Boxborough Birders. We will look for warblers, thrushes, sparrows, and raptors, among many other birds. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadow and woods, with some steep sections. Heavy rain cancels the trip.
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Cold Spring Park, Newton
Newton - Cold Spring Park 1200 Beacon St, Newton, MA, United StatesThis large multi-use city park offers an easy 1.4-mile loop through mixed forest, open green areas, and red maple swamplands, attracting a surprising array of resident and migratory birds. Porta Potties available.
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Mass. Audubon Boston Nature Center
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CANCELLED Plum Island
Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United StatesCancelled due to availability of the leader.






