Charles River Esplanade, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Aug 22, 2026 6:41 PM – 7:55 PM

Protocol: Traveling

0.484 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club – Early Birders at the Charles River Esplanade

~67 degrees, overcast, moderate breeze

10 species (+1 other taxa)

Graylag Goose (Domestic type)  2    Big, white goose with orange legs (continuing pair)

Canada Goose  20

Mallard  12

Mallard (Domestic type)  1

Solitary Sandpiper  1

Ring-billed Gull  2

American Herring Gull  25

Great Black-backed Gull  2

Great Blue Heron  1    roosting

Gray Catbird  4

Northern Yellow Warbler  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S386814427

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