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| 3/19/26 4:25 pm |
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[BostonBirds] 3/19 Pileated Woodpecker and Fox Sparrows in West Roxbury, Etc. |
| 3/18/26 9:57 am |
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[BostonBirds] 3/17 Gray Catbird in West Roxbury, etc. |
| 3/16/26 3:11 pm |
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[BostonBirds] 3/13 Fresh Pond Reservation Highlights |
| 3/15/26 12:54 pm |
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[BostonBirds] Oops |
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[BostonBirds] 2/14 Hopping at Hammond Pond at Chestnut Hill |
| 3/11/26 5:08 pm |
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[BostonBirds] 3/11 Rockport Highlights: |
| 3/10/26 1:55 pm |
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[BostonBirds] 3/9 Black Guillemots Atlantic Rd. (Back Shore) Gloucester |
| 3/7/26 12:28 pm |
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[BostonBirds] 3/7 Laura Markley |
| 3/7/26 12:25 pm |
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[BostonBirds] 3/7 Chestnut-collared Longspur, Evening Grosbeasks,. etc. |
| 3/5/26 4:10 pm |
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[BostonBirds] 3/5 Neponset River Reservation Highlights |
| 3/3/26 4:10 pm |
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[BostonBirds] 3/3 Revere Roving Glaucous, Gull, Northern Harrier, Etc. |
| 3/2/26 11:47 am |
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[BostonBirds] 2/28 Sylvester Baxter Park, in Somerville Highlights etc. |
| 2/21/26 1:36 pm |
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[BostonBirds] 2/21 Fenway Redpoll. Sapsucker, Waxwings, Etc. |
| 2/17/26 5:43 pm |
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[BostonBirds] 2/17 Arnold Arboretum Owls, Cedar Wazwings, etc. |
| 2/17/26 10:02 am |
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[BostonBirds] 2/17 Merlin Atop Antenna of the Jamaica Plain Fire Station at Noon |
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Date: 3/19/26 4:25 pm
From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...>
Subject: [BostonBirds] 3/19 Pileated Woodpecker and Fox Sparrows in West Roxbury, Etc. |
I birded in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Brook Farm, and Millennium Park from 12:00-6:00.
Great Blue Heron 3+
Wood Duck 5
Hooded Merganser 4
Green-winged Teal 8 1st bridge in Brook Farm (what people erroneously call Millennium Park! Go figure!)
Ring-necked Duck many C.I.P.
Common Merganser 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 heard at edge of Jewish Cem.
Red-tailed Hawk 1
MERLIN 1 a bit after football field if heading to woodpecker corner
very large bird 1 raptor or vulture
PILEATED WOODPECKER 1 female near that large lone dirt/weed mound in the Brook Farms woods (between Jewish and The Gardens Cemeteries)
Northern Flicker 2+
Hairy Woodpecker 1+
Eastern Phoebe 1 B.F.
Common Raven 2
Fish Crow 13
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 B.F.
Eastern Bluebird 2 B.F. in marsh
FOX SPARROW 7 six in no man's land; one edge of cemetery.
White-throated Sparrow 11 B.F. and cemetery
Swamp Sparrow 1
American Tree Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 40+ mostly in cemetery
RUSTY BLACKBIRD 2 along Ruins Trail at edge of river; fwo males flying around/chasing each other
Brown-headed Cowbird 17
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Date: 3/18/26 9:57 am
From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...>
Subject: [BostonBirds] 3/17 Gray Catbird in West Roxbury, etc. |
I birded in fabulous West Roxbury yesterday from !2:30-7:00, along the wild corridor' My final and forty-fourth bird of the day was the GRAY CATBIRD in Brook Farm Reservation! It is truly hard to believe that you're within the Boston city limits when you're in parts of West Roxbury, especially Brook Farm:
Great Blue Heron 2
Green-winged Teal 13 Max. 9+4 marshy river area
Wood Duck 14 6+5+2+1
American Black Duck 14
Mallard Duckx
LESSER SCAUP 1 found by Ted B. on March 16 Cow Island Pond
Ring-necked Duck 35
Hooded Merganser 7 4+1+2
Common Merganser 5 Cow Island Pond (not really a pond, but a wide area of the Charles R.)
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 call coming from Pine Island
Red-tailed Hawk 1
hawk sp.2
Killdeer 6 together on Cow Is.
Wilson's Snipe 2 Millennium P.; flushed
American Woodcock 2 flushed; one no man's land, other down Rivermoor Rd.
Belted Kingfisher 1 St. Joseph Cem.; later Millennium P.
Northern Flicker 1
Fish Crow 3+
Carolina Wren 1
GRAY CATBIRD 1 Brook Farm
Song Sparrow 33 mostly St. Joseph Cem.
White-throated Sparrow 6 with the catbird
Dark-eyed Junco 5
American Goldfinch 5
WHITE_TAILED DEER 4 heartening to know they're still in Boston
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Date: 3/16/26 3:11 pm
From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...>
Subject: [BostonBirds] 3/13 Fresh Pond Reservation Highlights |
Wood Duck 1+ golf course and Black's Nook
Red-tailed Hawk 1
hawk sp. 1
Northern Flicker 1
Carolina Wren 1
Eastern Phoebe 1 Lusitania Field
Song Sparrow 42 thirty-seven by walking almost the entire perimeter of the golf course; five Lusitani
Common Grackle 15
Red-winged Blackbird 15
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Date: 3/15/26 12:54 pm
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Subject: [BostonBirds] Oops |
That should read 3/14
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Date: 3/15/26 12:52 pm
From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...>
Subject: [BostonBirds] 2/14 Hopping at Hammond Pond at Chestnut Hill |
or more like swimming and flying:
Wood Duck 7+
Green-winged Teal 1
Common Merganser 82
Hooded Merganser 1
Ring-necked Duck 23
Bald Eagle 1 in tree eating fish
Turkey Vulture 2 vicinity (Chestrut Hill Rd.)
Common Grackle 130 arrived while I was there; beautiful ruckus!
Chandler Pond in Brighton:
Great Blue Heron 2
Hooded Merganser 4
Common Merganser 6
Bufflehead 2
Ring-necked Duck 3
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Date: 3/11/26 5:08 pm
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Subject: [BostonBirds] 3/11 Rockport Highlights: |
I birded in beautiful Rockport from 12:00-4:00. I started at the Granite Pier; from thence I explored the quarry woods accessed from Rowe Ave. or Drumlin Rd. I spent quite a while in there with great rewards. From thence, I walked to Cathedral Ledge via Pasture Rd. where I added Black Scoter to my duck list for the day. The waves were rather big, (not ideal)
Great Cormorant 1 Granite Pier, on the rock island straight out from the tip F.O.Y.
Canada Geese x
Mallard 12
Harlequin Duck 21+ nine G. P., 12+ Cathedral Ledge
Long-tailed Duck 1
Surf Scoter x
White-winged Scoter x
Black Scoter 9
Bufflehead x
Red-breasted Merganser x
Common Eider x
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 1+
PILEATED WOODPECKER 1 heard near a big quarry beyond the Little Parker and Big Parker Pits
Downy Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
COMMON RAVEN 1 persisting in chasing a Cooper's Hawk
American Crow x
Blue Jay
Black-chapped Chickadee x
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nythatch x
American Robin 2
Song Sparrow 15+ very common here
White-throated Sparrow 1 pished up in dense wet tangle next to a four generation farm with a Purple Finch!
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird x
Common Grackle x
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 5
PURPLE FINCH 1 female type see above
House Sparrow x
MAMMALIA:
FISHER 1 Granite Pier; ran across boat ramp
Red Squirrel 4
Gray Squirrel 1
Horse 4
Donkey 1
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Date: 3/10/26 1:55 pm
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Subject: [BostonBirds] 3/9 Black Guillemots Atlantic Rd. (Back Shore) Gloucester |
No luck on the Thick-billed Murre at the Jodrey Fish Pier. However, many good birds were there. I then walked the entire length of the Back Shore (Atlantic Rd.) via Good Harbor Beach. I got my target guillemots there.
Horned Grebe 1 f.o.y. fish pier
Common Loon 4 fish pier
Brant 9 flyover
Black Scoter 6
White-winged Scoter 7
Surf Scoter 10
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Bufflehead
Mallard Duck
American Black Duck
Long-tailed Duck 5 Back Shore
Common Eider 100
Cooper's Hawk 1 fish pier flyby; dramatic
Bald Eagle 1 adult fish pier flyover
Black Guillemot 5 annual here in this spot; one Moorland Rd.; others a bit further south; some very close
Fish Crow 9 constantly within ear shot or visual; F.O.Y.
Common Grackle 30
Red-winged Blackbird 6
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Date: 3/7/26 12:28 pm
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Subject: [BostonBirds] 3/7 Laura Markley |
Laura was the one who made all this adventure possible!! thanks Laura M.
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Date: 3/7/26 12:25 pm
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Subject: [BostonBirds] 3/7 Chestnut-collared Longspur, Evening Grosbeasks,. etc. |
Groton Public Library Area 9:15-10:45:
Great Blue Heron 1 chased by an adult Bald Eagle!
Bald Eagle 1
Turkey Vulture 1 f.o.y.
accipiter sp. 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1 dead tree Broadmeadow Rd. near library f.o.y.
Mourning Dove 24
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird 2 James Brook not marshy area
Cedar Waxwing 6
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Evening Grosbeak 19 three adult male at feeder at sidewalk f.o.y.
FITCHBURG AIRPORT:
Black Vulture 2 f.o.y. at 12:20p.m,
Red-tailed Hawk 1+
Horned Lark 15 runway
CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR 1 male small bare patch with bird seed initially; then flew onto runway to join larks
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Date: 3/5/26 4:10 pm
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Subject: [BostonBirds] 3/5 Neponset River Reservation Highlights |
What a blast I had today, birding first at the Neponset River Marsh (enter at the end of Bearse St. by going around the locked entrance gate) followed by the wooded hummock opposite the Milton Yacht Club, followed by Pope John Paul 2nd Park. I got thirty-eight bird species.
Red-throated Loon 1+
Hooded Merganser 2
Mute Swan 2
RING-NECKED DUCK 2 Milton Landing
Common Goldeneye 1
HOODED MERGANSER 2
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Bufflehead 7
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
KILLDEER 1 F.O.Y.
Great Black-backed Gull 1 roosting on ice with other gulls
COMMON RAVEN 1 being dive-bombed by crows as it sat atop an evergreen at Pope John Paul Park; entertaining!
crow sp. 70 two flocks in the distance heading to roost most likely
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 3
Brown Creeper 1 wooded hummock (SEE ABOVE)
Carolina Wren 2
Northern Mockingbird 1 Pope Park
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW 19 {Pope Park; together at area of foot bridge over the creek (divides park in half)
White-throated Sparrow 7
Song Sparrow 7
SNOW BUNTING 60 Pope Park
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Date: 3/3/26 4:10 pm
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Subject: [BostonBirds] 3/3 Revere Roving Glaucous, Gull, Northern Harrier, Etc. |
I roved in Revere from 11:00-3:00 today, starting at Revere Beach at high tide (11:00).I covered the beach from Kelly's Famous Roast Beef to the southern end, which was really hopping! I also took a side excursion to Oak Island, hoping to see raptors and owls in Rumney Marsh. I also covered Short Beach. Finally, I went to The Key (part of Belle Isle Marsh).Unless noted, all birds from Revere Beach.
Common Loon 6 including five Short Beach, which is the best place for this species
Red-throated Loon 1
Brant 30 including five Short Beach
Canada Goose x
American Black Duck including one which was attacked by a Red-tailed Hawk and will be flightless for the remainder of its life
Mallard Duck x
Black Scoter 2 near Short Beach
Surf Scoter 2+ ditto
White-winged Scoter x
Common Eiser x
Red-breasted Merganser x
Bufflehead x including thirty-four at "The Key"
Common Goldeneye x
Greater Scaup 28 southern end of Reverfe Beach
Northern Harrier 1 The Key "gray ghost)
Cooper's Hawk 1 Oak Island
accipiter sp. 1 Oak Island
Red-tailed Hawk 3 including two Oak Island
GLAUCOUS GULL 1 south end Revere Beach; all white except pink bill with black tip
Great Black-backed Gull x
Herring Gullx
Ring-billed Gull x
Pigeon x
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Starling x
American Tree Sparrow 1 Oak Island
Song Sparrow 1 Oak Island
SNOW BUNTING 6
Northern Cardinal 2
House Sparrow x
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Date: 3/2/26 11:47 am
From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...>
Subject: [BostonBirds] 2/28 Sylvester Baxter Park, in Somerville Highlights etc. |
I arrived here to get my target bird Gadwall. Two or three days prior, Jonathan Layman had posted them at the Amelia Earhart Dam-Draw Seven Park side. Since Draw Seven Park is closed due to construction, I went by the Winter Hill Yacht Club (W.H.Y.C.) across from the restaurant Tony C's. Within fifty seconds, I got the ducks-three beautiful adult males-right in front of me!!!. I then walked the length of Baxter Park and back, Quite a group:
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 3 See Above
Common Goldeneye 2 with Gadwall
Bufflehead 7 with Gadwall
Red-breasted Merganser 6
American Coot 2
American Black Duck 5 Union Wharf
Common Merganser 8 Nashua Street Park
Common Loon 5 Boston Harbor Walk from Charlestown Bridge to Boston Haven Yacht Club
Long-tailed Duck 1 my best looks ever from Boston Haven; Yacht Club; beautiful
Surf Scoter 3 Charlestown Bridge; moving around Inner Harbor
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Date: 2/21/26 1:36 pm
From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...>
Subject: [BostonBirds] 2/21 Fenway Redpoll. Sapsucker, Waxwings, Etc. |
Quite the day in the Fenway Victory Gardens today. Interesting that a few days ago, at the Arnold Arboretum, I had a sapsucker and nine Cedar Waxwings as well. This is my third sapsucker this week: Leverret Pond, arboretum, and now Fenway!
Great Blue Heron 1
Canada Goose x
Mallard x
Cooper's Hawk 1
Herring Gull 10+
Mourning Dove 7
Rock Dove x
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 stunning adult male in Row E (Magnolia Tree)
Downy Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Common Raven 1
Blue Jay 11+
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 2
Starling 1
CEDAR WAXWING 9 in tree near Boylston Street Bridge entrance
Northern Mockingbird 1
White-throated Sparrow 10+
Song Sparrow 10
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Northern Cardinal 2
COMMON REDPOLL 1 Row L briefly
House Finch 17
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 60 guess
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Date: 2/17/26 5:43 pm
From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...>
Subject: [BostonBirds] 2/17 Arnold Arboretum Owls, Cedar Wazwings, etc. |
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Great Horned Owl 2 at one point. the one flew in to join the other. One was making rather soft buk buk buk buk buk sounds. New to me! The birds were calling off and on well before sunset, probably due to the overcast day
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 just over the fence with the private gate, not far from visitor center
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Cedar Waxwing 7 FOY so beautiful on a winter's day looking up at them. along path about half-way between visitor center and ponds
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Date: 2/17/26 10:02 am
From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...>
Subject: [BostonBirds] 2/17 Merlin Atop Antenna of the Jamaica Plain Fire Station at Noon |
I had just gotten off the bus when I saw a falcon-shaped object atop the very tall antenna. I quickly whipped out my binoculars, and sure enough, a Merlin. Keep your eyes peeled, for I wouldn't be surprised if it returned.
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