Mystic River Reservation–Torbert Macdonald State Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 11, 2025 9:15 AM – 11:09 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.299 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club – Early Birders walk at Mystic River Reservation
~60 degrees, sunny
26 species
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 10
Mallard 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Mourning Dove 1
Ring-billed Gull 4
American Herring Gull 6
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 juvenile in a bare tree along the river path with dull brownish-gray appearance & visible white wing patch. other pair seen on Hobo Path on the other side of the river
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 6
Tufted Titmouse 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Gray Catbird 1
American Robin 20
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-throated Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 seen on Hobo Path
Northern Cardinal 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S297693384
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SUPPORT ENDANGERED SPECIES THIS TAX SEASON!
Support the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program! The Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program is responsible for the conservation and protection of hundreds of species that are not hunted, fished, trapped, or commercially
2018 BBC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!
The BBC is pleased and proud to announce that our two annual Young Birder Scholarships have been awarded to Sam Mroz of Georgetown and Isabel Rasmussen of Peabody. These scholarships, instituted to nurture interest
WONDERING HOW TO SUPPORT NEW BIRDERS?–BBC BOOK FUND
Brookline Bird Club Book Fund Wondering how to help support new birders? The BBC Book Fund was established to donate books and other educational materials to promote bird and nature education for K-12 students throughout
TIME TO RENEW YOUR BBC MEMBERSHIP!
If you haven't done so yet, now is the time renew your BBC membership. If you are presently a member and want to renew your membership, login first, and then you can either renew online using
SNOWY OWLS!
Could we be in for another Snowy Owl irruption? There have been numerous sightings of Snowy Owls throughout the Northeast including many in Massachusetts. The BBC Conservation/Education committee has made a donation to MA Audubon's Snowy
Winter Birding on Cape Ann
About once a week, from November into March, the BBC offers field trips to Gloucester and/or Rockport on Cape Ann, one of the Northeast’s prime destinations for winter birding. The main attractions are seabirds: waterfowl,
SUPPORT ENDANGERED SPECIES THIS TAX SEASON!
Support the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program! The Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program is responsible for the conservation and protection of hundreds of species that are not hunted, fished, trapped, or commercially
2018 BBC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!
The BBC is pleased and proud to announce that our two annual Young Birder Scholarships have been awarded to Sam Mroz of Georgetown and Isabel Rasmussen of Peabody. These scholarships, instituted to nurture interest
WONDERING HOW TO SUPPORT NEW BIRDERS?–BBC BOOK FUND
Brookline Bird Club Book Fund Wondering how to help support new birders? The BBC Book Fund was established to donate books and other educational materials to promote bird and nature education for K-12 students throughout
TIME TO RENEW YOUR BBC MEMBERSHIP!
If you haven't done so yet, now is the time renew your BBC membership. If you are presently a member and want to renew your membership, login first, and then you can either renew online using
SNOWY OWLS!
Could we be in for another Snowy Owl irruption? There have been numerous sightings of Snowy Owls throughout the Northeast including many in Massachusetts. The BBC Conservation/Education committee has made a donation to MA Audubon's Snowy
Winter Birding on Cape Ann
About once a week, from November into March, the BBC offers field trips to Gloucester and/or Rockport on Cape Ann, one of the Northeast’s prime destinations for winter birding. The main attractions are seabirds: waterfowl,
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