Millennium Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 18, 2025 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
35 species
Canada Goose 5
Mallard 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 6
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Seen at Canoe Launch
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Warbling Vireo 6
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 22
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 10
Cedar Waxwing 18
House Sparrow 2
House Finch 1
Song Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Baltimore Oriole 8
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 8
Common Yellowthroat 5
Yellow Warbler 8
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S240386313
Millennium Park–West Roxbury High School Marsh, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 18, 2025 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
20 species
Canada Goose 2
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 6
Killdeer 3
Green Heron 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
Warbling Vireo 1
American Crow 2
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow 2
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 1
Baltimore Oriole 3
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 5
Common Yellowthroat 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S240386304
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