Magazine Beach Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 25, 2026 8:43 AM – 10:19 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.487 mile(s)
32 species (+1 other taxa)
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type) 22
Canada Goose 35
Mallard 22
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 40
Ring-billed Gull 8
American Herring Gull 2
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Northern) 1 doc photos- bird came to trees surrounding phragmites and then soared up to the north
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 4
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 5
American Kestrel 1 from early in the walk- what we thought was 2 peregrines were a peregrine chasing a kestrel!
Peregrine Falcon (North American) 2 first time seeing both in the box, bowing mating behavior
Eastern Phoebe 1 ho by the ditch- other shockingly accurate NOMO vocalizations
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
European Starling 70
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 40 multiple birds varying nesting materials and completing nest building
House Sparrow 8
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 8
Chipping Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 5
Song Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 12
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 18
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S327125014
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Mount Auburn Cemetery
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Millennium Park, West Roxbury
Boston - Millennium Park 300 Gardner Street, Boston, MA, United StatesOne to two mile walk on good trails along the wetland and woods.
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Bird with the BBC to Honor Dana Jewell and Ingeborg Burgaff
Space is limited - Registration required. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bird-with-the-brookline-bird-club-to-honor-dana-jewell-and-ingeborg-burgaff-tickets-1982192622493?aff=oddtdtcreator Join the Brookline Bird Club and Friends of the Fells to spot migrating bird species as they travel back north amidst the warming spring weather. With the right conditions, we expect to see 10 species of warblers or more! This walk is in honor of Dana Jewell and
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Mount Auburn Cemetery (on BBC Big Day)
This is BBC's Big Day (and Cornell's Global Big Day). Start your lists early at Mt Auburn with Jared's expert eyes and ears! Don't forget to share you lists on May 9 with ebird account BBCBigDay. Note: 2 walks this morning, second at 9am with Ibrahim is also listed on our calendar https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/mount-auburn-cemetery-110/
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Big Day Kickoff at Parker River NWR
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