Millennium Park, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 26, 2026 8:00 AM – 10:29 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.642 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC-Boston Nature Center Joint Bird Walk Part I: Millennium Park 4-26-26
Collaborative Mass Audubon and Brookline Bird Club walk, Correne George, Neil Calabro, and Mike McCarthy, co-leaders.
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Overcast clouds
Temperature: 47 – 53°F
Wind: Mostly calm – gentle breeze
Wind Direction: E – N
Cloud Cover: 100%
Humidity: 47 – 65%
Dew point: 33 – 36°F
Sunrise: 5:46am
Sunset: 7:37pm
Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>
40 species
Canada Goose 1
Wood Duck 8
Mallard 7
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 6
Mourning Dove 3
Virginia Rail 1 Kiddick-Kiddick calls from perimeter trail in Sawmill Creek backwater
Killdeer 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Osprey (American) 2
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
European Starling 8
Northern Mockingbird 8
American Robin 10
House Sparrow 7
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 6
Chipping Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 12
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 13
Northern Yellow Warbler 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S331160484
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