McLaughlin Woods, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 12, 2021 7:31 AM – 8:36 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.987 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club walk; sunny and pleasant temps
41 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1
Mourning Dove  2
Chimney Swift  3
Herring Gull  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  6
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  3
European Starling  6
Gray Catbird  4
Catharus sp.  2
Wood Thrush  1    Iroquois
American Robin  5
House Sparrow  6
American Pipit  1    Bizarre! Calling flyover, pi-pits, middle ball field. From below, white-outer tail feathers visible
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  4
Chipping Sparrow  3
White-throated Sparrow  6
Song Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  2
Baltimore Oriole  4
Common Grackle  7
Ovenbird  4
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Nashville Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  1
American Redstart  1
Cape May Warbler  1    Iroquois Street Woods; thanks to Ben and other birders who turned us on to this
Northern Parula  6
Magnolia Warbler  2
Black-throated Blue Warbler  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Wilson’s Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S88424656

A Look Back to 1918

The date of July 17, 1918 was marked in the calendar of Bostonians as the fifth anniversary of the Brookline Bird Club. There was a birthday party at “Lake Walden” to celebrate the event,

A Look Back to 1918

The date of July 17, 1918 was marked in the calendar of Bostonians as the fifth anniversary of the Brookline Bird Club. There was a birthday party at “Lake Walden” to celebrate the event,

A Look Back to 1918

The date of July 17, 1918 was marked in the calendar of Bostonians as the fifth anniversary of the Brookline Bird Club. There was a birthday party at “Lake Walden” to celebrate the event,

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