Millennium Park, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 12, 2026 8:01 AM – 10:54 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.085 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: 24
47 species
Canada Goose 13
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 3
Green-winged Teal (American) 2
Common Merganser (North American) 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3
Mourning Dove 8
Killdeer 1
Wilson’s Snipe 3 Sunning and preening in the sun along shore opposite of the canoe launch
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 4
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 2 Adults, seen near Ruins Trail parking lot
Red-shouldered Hawk (lineatus Group) 1 Immature in full soar over summit parking lot
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 1
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 4
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 7 Continuing flock
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 seen near end of Ruins Trail heading in direction of high school
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 2
Northern Mockingbird 5
American Robin 5
House Sparrow 4
American Goldfinch 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 2
Swamp Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 1 Male, Ruins Trail
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 9
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 3
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Northern Cardinal 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S322465356
Millennium Park–West Roxbury High School Marsh, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 12, 2026 10:54 AM – 11:46 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.532 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: 8
20 species
Canada Goose 3
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 4
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 8
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
House Finch 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 3
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 3
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S322465341
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