McLaughlin Woods, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 29, 2019 7:45 AM – 9:57 AM
Comments:    Brookline Bird Club walk. Overcast and chilly, with some good birds towards the end of the walk. Mourning Warbler waited until there were only three of us to make a brief appearance.
41 species
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  9
Mourning Dove  2
Black-billed Cuckoo  1    Great looks of a bird that dropped into the orchard section while six of us were still around.  Photos.
Chimney Swift  1
Herring Gull  3
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher  1    Continuing. Calling frequently and seen well. Still associating with a Least to add to the confusion. Recording made.
Alder Flycatcher  1    Called several times early. Recording.
Least Flycatcher  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Red-eyed Vireo  3    One doing a weird variation on the usual song.
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  2
Carolina Wren  2
Swainson’s Thrush  3
American Robin  6
Gray Catbird  5
European Starling  11
Cedar Waxwing  2
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  2
Chipping Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  1    Late. Photo
Baltimore Oriole  1
Common Grackle  2
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Tennessee Warbler  1    As I was leaving, almost exactly where it was yesterday. Along path up from the lower ball field.
Mourning Warbler  1    Continuing. Popped out for a brief view and some singing right as the last of us were about to leave. Recording/poor photos
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  4
Northern Parula  2
Magnolia Warbler  3
Yellow Warbler  2
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  2
Canada Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  3
House Sparrow  7
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56954303

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

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