Millennium Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 3, 2025 7:55 AM – 12:14 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
40 species
Canada Goose 13
Mallard 7
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 9
Virginia Rail 1 Calling for 5 minutes
Killdeer 5
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Great Egret 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Juvenile with red crescents at wingtips continuing
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Willow Flycatcher 7 Most near Woodpecker Corner in front of Fall Sunflower stand
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 6 Lots of them
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 7
Northern Mockingbird 4
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 18
House Sparrow 3
American Goldfinch 9
Song Sparrow 7
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 4
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 1 Michael McCarthy heard it on the ruins Trail & confirmed by Merlin. I had it on Merlin too but didnt hear it. Heard facing Sawmill Brook near the corner to the trail that connects to the paved perimeter trail.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S265723705
Millennium Park–West Roxbury High School Marsh, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 3, 2025 10:39 AM – 11:39 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
22 species
Canada Goose 42
Wood Duck 3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 8
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Green Heron 6
Great Blue Heron 3
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Eastern Kingbird 4
Blue Jay 3
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Wren 1
Gray Catbird 5
American Goldfinch 5
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 4
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S265723702
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