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Magazine Beach Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 6, 2026 6:00 AM – 8:56 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.634 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Accidental BBC walk lead by Peter Modest. Originally scheduled for 6-7:30PM but posted as 6-7:30AM. Peter showed up “late” around 6:15 and didn’t realize he was leading a walk for a good 30 mins into it – just birding with friends. 

Highlights included Blue-winged Warbler (first report of park), Magnolia Warblers, Nashville Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Indigo Bunting, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Green Heron, Least Flycatcher and at least 8 Baltimore Orioles. One of the most fun walks- unbridled excitement and immaculate vibes.

51 species (+3 other taxa)

Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)  14

Canada Goose  40

Mallard  8

Mallard (Domestic type)  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  25

Mourning Dove  1

Chimney Swift  10

Ring-billed Gull  12

American Herring Gull  3

Double-crested Cormorant  4

Green Heron  1    FOY- flying over multiple times

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Osprey (American)  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Peregrine Falcon (North American)  1

Least Flycatcher  1    likely empid from yesterday

Eastern Phoebe  1

Eastern Kingbird  3

Blue-headed Vireo  3

Eastern Warbling Vireo  7

Blue Jay  26

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tree Swallow  4

European Starling  60

Gray Catbird  10

Northern Mockingbird  3

American Robin  14

Cedar Waxwing  12

House Sparrow  10

House Finch  4

American Goldfinch  6

Chipping Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  2

Savannah Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  8

Baltimore Oriole  8

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  8

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  22

Ovenbird  1    FOY

Louisiana/Northern Waterthrush  1    originally marked NOWA, but leaning LOWA. would love insight on this bird. really no marks on throat, pretty light breast with daintier streaking, pretty light but a bit buffy through flank… all seem like good LOWA characteristics, but i’m hesitant to call it.

Blue-winged Warbler  1    first of park! seen in mixed flock of YRWA, BTGR, BAWW, BCCH at goose park

Black-and-white Warbler  3

Nashville Warbler  1

Northern Parula  1

Magnolia Warbler  2    FOY 1 in the ditch, one seen by PM at corner of granite and magazine

Northern Yellow Warbler  4

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  5

Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  2

Indigo Bunting  1    FOY – landed by audubon building briefly before flying south

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S333879443

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