Millennium Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 19, 2025 8:05 AM – 10:46 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
38 species
Canada Goose 6
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 9
Green-winged Teal (American) 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 2
American Herring Gull 1
Great Blue Heron 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 8
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 6
Blue Jay 14
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tree Swallow 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 9
Northern Mockingbird 6
American Robin 4
House Sparrow 6
American Goldfinch 14
Chipping Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 14
Swamp Sparrow 5
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 15
Palm Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S227139871
Millennium Park–West Roxbury High School Marsh, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 19, 2025 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
14 species
Canada Goose 4
Hooded Merganser 1
Mourning Dove 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Flicker 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 1
Carolina Wren 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 2
Savannah Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 5
Northern Cardinal 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S227139864
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The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state. We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]
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Avian influenza is an increasing public health concern and is spreading across Massachusetts. In the past few days we have heard reports of waterfowl die offs in Cambridge, Amherst, Plymouth and Brockton. If you see [...]
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