Millennium Park, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 4, 2026 8:07 AM – 10:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.81 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club walk
34 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose 3
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 8
Mourning Dove 8
Killdeer 2
Great Blue Heron 1 Seen when walking back from the high school.
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Continuing. Seen near Canoe Launch parking lot.
Red-tailed Hawk 2
hawk sp. 1
Belted Kingfisher 1 Heard when walking back along Sawmill Brook from the high school.
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 8
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 3 Well heard by Charles River
American/Fish Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
European Starling 8
Northern Mockingbird 6
American Robin 11
House Sparrow 1
American Goldfinch 6
Chipping Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 5 seen on hillside facing the DPW facilities
Song Sparrow 9
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 seen on trail paralleling railroad tracks
Northern Cardinal 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S318435528
Millennium Park–West Roxbury High School Marsh, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 4, 2026 10:14 AM – 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.394 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club Walk.
Possible palm warbler.
21 species
Canada Goose 5
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 6
Hooded Merganser 1
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 3
American Robin 1
American Tree Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S318435532
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