Brookline Bird Club – America’s most active bird club!

Millennium Park, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Jul 12, 2026 8:00 AM – 11:06 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.21 kilometer(s)

Checklist Comments:    Joint BBC & BNC Walk

Leaders: Correne George, Mike McCarthy, Neil Calabro & Samuel Harris 

Counterclockwise from Canoe Launch Parking Lot to West Roxbury High School Marsh then back to Canoe Launch

48 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  10

Mute Swan  2    Pair in HS Marsh

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  7    4m & 3f

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1    Seen briefly headed NE behind High School

Mourning Dove  20    Estimated

Killdeer  2

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Green Heron  3

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  6    count includes birds in Millennium Park and High School Marsh

Osprey (American)  2

Red-shouldered Hawk (lineatus Group)  1    *Second Prebasic (SPB) circled overhead of drainage pool by High School showing their distinctive brown striated chest, primary crescents, and beginning tail band. Left wing was heavily in molt, missing many secondaries and several primaries.

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  6

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

Willow Flycatcher  2

Eastern Phoebe  4

Eastern Kingbird  2

Eastern Warbling Vireo  3

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  1    Called from hilltop upon walk ending

Fish Crow  1    Called atop High School

American/Fish Crow  3

Common Raven  2    Atop High School

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tree Swallow  5    Adults

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  3

Barn Swallow (American)  10    Actively foraging and returning to train bridge

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern)  1    Heard squeakily harsh calls around (42.282936,-71.185722)

Northern House Wren  1

European Starling  12    Mostly Juveniles

Gray Catbird  10

Northern Mockingbird  5    Juvenile heard behind train tracks

American Robin  6

Cedar Waxwing  6

House Sparrow  4

American Goldfinch  6

Chipping Sparrow  1    “Chip” calls heard near lower parking lot

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  12    Juvenile calling by Boat Launch Parking Lot

Swamp Sparrow  3

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  20    Mostly Juveniles in HS Marsh

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  10    Chicks calling from nest

Common Yellowthroat  2

Northern Yellow Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  3

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3    Male gave squeaky sneaker calls behind Boat Launch Parking Lot until him and two others took off W. Later on, we spotted the three chasing each other along Woodpecker Corner.

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S371597331

ANNUAL REPORT 1998

1998 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1998, the Brookline Bird Club listed 300 species of birds on 233 reported trips. A total of 277 trips were scheduled, 69 all-day, 170 morning, 34

ANNUAL REPORT 1997

1997 STATISTICAL REPORT. by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1997, the Brookline Bird Club listed 313 species of birds on 206 reported trips. A total of 242 trips were scheduled, 68 all-day, 148 morning,

ANNUAL REPORT 1996

1996 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1996, the Brookline Bird Club listed 293 species of birds on 207 reported trips. A total of 248 trips were scheduled, 73 all-day, 144 morning,

ANNUAL REPORT 1995

THE 1995 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1995, the Brookline Bird Club listed 298 species of birds on 202 reported trips. A total of 227 trips were scheduled, 70 all-day, 122

ANNUAL REPORT 1994

THE 1994 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1994, the Brookline Bird Club listed 314 species of birds on 176 reported trips. A total of 198 trips were scheduled, 77 all-day, 92

ANNUAL REPORT 1993

THE 1993 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1993, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species of birds on 152 reported trips. A total of 172 trips were scheduled, 66 all-day, 89

ANNUAL REPORT 1998

1998 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1998, the Brookline Bird Club listed 300 species of birds on 233 reported trips. A total of 277 trips were scheduled, 69 all-day, 170 morning, 34

ANNUAL REPORT 1997

1997 STATISTICAL REPORT. by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1997, the Brookline Bird Club listed 313 species of birds on 206 reported trips. A total of 242 trips were scheduled, 68 all-day, 148 morning,

ANNUAL REPORT 1996

1996 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1996, the Brookline Bird Club listed 293 species of birds on 207 reported trips. A total of 248 trips were scheduled, 73 all-day, 144 morning,

ANNUAL REPORT 1995

THE 1995 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1995, the Brookline Bird Club listed 298 species of birds on 202 reported trips. A total of 227 trips were scheduled, 70 all-day, 122

ANNUAL REPORT 1994

THE 1994 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1994, the Brookline Bird Club listed 314 species of birds on 176 reported trips. A total of 198 trips were scheduled, 77 all-day, 92

ANNUAL REPORT 1993

THE 1993 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1993, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species of birds on 152 reported trips. A total of 172 trips were scheduled, 66 all-day, 89

ANNUAL REPORT 1998

1998 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1998, the Brookline Bird Club listed 300 species of birds on 233 reported trips. A total of 277 trips were scheduled, 69 all-day, 170 morning, 34

ANNUAL REPORT 1997

1997 STATISTICAL REPORT. by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1997, the Brookline Bird Club listed 313 species of birds on 206 reported trips. A total of 242 trips were scheduled, 68 all-day, 148 morning,

ANNUAL REPORT 1996

1996 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1996, the Brookline Bird Club listed 293 species of birds on 207 reported trips. A total of 248 trips were scheduled, 73 all-day, 144 morning,

ANNUAL REPORT 1995

THE 1995 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1995, the Brookline Bird Club listed 298 species of birds on 202 reported trips. A total of 227 trips were scheduled, 70 all-day, 122

ANNUAL REPORT 1994

THE 1994 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1994, the Brookline Bird Club listed 314 species of birds on 176 reported trips. A total of 198 trips were scheduled, 77 all-day, 92

ANNUAL REPORT 1993

THE 1993 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1993, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species of birds on 152 reported trips. A total of 172 trips were scheduled, 66 all-day, 89

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