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
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