Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 2, 2025 6:30 AM – 8:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott. Another overcast morning at the reservoir, and not many migrants. At least the rain had passed when we started. Good display of swifts. Ruddy Ducks still around.

23 species

Canada Goose  9

Mute Swan  3

Mallard  8

Ruddy Duck  15    Careful count, group of 10 and another 5

Chimney Swift  20    Estimate. About 15 first thing over the ice rink woods, then multiple birds at the other end of the reservoir and along the road later

Spotted Sandpiper  3

American Herring Gull  4

Double-crested Cormorant  2

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1    heard

Blue Jay  5

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  5

Tree Swallow  4

Barn Swallow  4

American Robin  8

Chipping Sparrow  3

Baltimore Oriole  3    mostly heard along the road, quick glimpse

Red-winged Blackbird  1

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Palm Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  13

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S232742953

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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