Date: 6/27/25 9:36 am From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 6/26 Brown Thrasher in Squantum (Not where you think)
I birded in Squantum from 2:30-7:00 I was delighted to see a Brown Thrasher in an area where most people don't bird. I heard several calls. After a short while, I realized that I could be hearing a thrasher I hurried over to the area in time to see the bird land briefly on a tree top and then dive into dense brush. This is the area where the old, long-abandoned swing set and ball field used to be. It is at Airport Rd. at Saratoga Rd. I covered all of Squantum with the exception of Nickerson Park That means the salt pannes, Moswetuset Hummock, Squantum Pt. Park, nature trail opposite nursing home, river trail, and Billings Salt Marsh Trail
Gloss Ibis 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1+
Snowy Egret 4+
Great Egret 4 +
Osprey 4+
CLAPPER RAIL 1 calling between the two salt pannes
Wild Turkey 3
Killdeer 7
American Oystercatcher 2
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Willet 5+
Least Tern 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 2
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 2
Brown Thrasher 1
Gray Catbird 12+
Yellow Warbler 12+
Common Yellowthroat 3
Saltmarsh Sparrow 5 Kennedy Center salt panne
Swamp Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 2
Date: 6/22/25 11:17 am From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] Moose Hill in Sharon Highlights
I birded here from 1:00-6:00 I hit the Hobb's Hill Loop Trail, then all of the Kettle Trail, the Field Loop, Billings Loop, the Pasture Trail, the Old Pasture Trail, and finally, most of the Bluff Trail.. Along the Old Pasture Trail, three birds of the same species were singing, down low, an amazing song that was warbler-like. The song had three different sections to it, each section seeming to end the song, but then the bird would sing more and more! Winter Wren? The song wasn't high and tinkling like I would expect from this species.
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Wild Turkey 9 including six adorable poults crossing Moose Hill Parkway with mum
Killdeer 1
Barred Owl 1 minimum
Hairy Woodpecker 3 family
Great Crested Flycatcher 5
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Common Raven 2 minimum
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 first ones in a while
Brown Creeper 3
Winter Wren 3 See Above
Veery 6
Wood Thrush 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Ovenbird 35
Pine Warbler 25
Northern Wterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 6
Eastern Towhee 7
Swamp Sparrow 2
Scarlet Tanager 6 a surpirise
Date: 6/16/25 4:45 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 6/16 Fowl Meadow in Milton and Canton
I birded here from 10:30-4:30
Green Heron 1 flyover
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 min.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 perched, where else, but on the top of a dead tree
Hairy Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Eastern Kingbird 1 (min.)
Warbling Vireo 8 river trail mostly
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Common Raven 1 Cleary Square
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Wood Thrush 3
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Black and White Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 20
Common Yellowthroat 18
Ovenbird 4
Swamp Sparrow 6
Eastern Towhee 20
Scarlet Tanager 1 near marker 6101
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Baltimore Oriole 4
Northern Leopard Frog 2 (min.)
Green Frog 6
Painted Turtle 1 also one dead on Neponset Valley Pkwy
White-tailed Deer 2
Eastern Raccoon 1 dead on Neponset Valley Pkwy
Gray Squirrel x
Eastern Chipmunk x
Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Little Wood Satyr 2
Cabbage White 1
skipper sp. 7
Date: 6/15/25 12:44 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 6/14 Burrage Pond Bittern, Rail, Cuckoo, Etc.
I birded here from 2:00-6:10. Thankfully, the weather was cool and overcast, otherwise I would have been exposed to the sunshine constantly in this vast, open space.
Double-crested Cormorant 1
American Bittern 1 just south of the northern half of the pond; harassed mercilessly by a blackbird
Glossy Ibis 10 (six plus four)
Great Blue Heron 9
Great Egret 6
Osprey 3 (two together)
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 just in from Hawkes Ave.entrance in Hanson
Virginia Rail 1 same spot as the bittern; unseen; calling kiddik singly several times
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 heard kdowl six times in succession; heard from edge of pond near beginning of dike
Willow Flycatcher 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Fish Crow 1
Bank Swallow 3 (max.)
Marsh Wren 6
Veery 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow Warbler 20
Common Yellowthroat 7
Black and White Warbler 1
Ovenbird 4
Pine Warbler 3
Eastern Towhee 5
Swamp Sparrow 15
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 3
Date: 6/7/25 10:32 am From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 6/6 Belle Isle and Rumney Marshes, Etc. Eventful Day
I birded first at Belle Isle Marsh, then Revewre Beach for shearwaters, then Rumney Marsh-South End in hopes of getting Clapper Rail and White-faced Ibis.A very satisfying day indeed:
Manx Shearwater 17 near south end, close to shore roosting at low tide
White-faced Ibis 1 seen in wet area on Route 1A just north of the Freeman St. Fire Station; WOW! It was with four Glossy Ibis.There is a sidewalk here. Just north of Revere St. and Rte. 1 A intersection
Glossy Ibis 30+ impossible to count, always on the move
Snowy Egret 3 B.I.
Osprey 6+ combined total
Great Egret 1
CLAPPER RAIL 2 Jacobs Park; one calling just a bit W of Elmwood, other a bit E of Thorndike; this park runs along Hastings St.
scoter sp. 3
Killdeer 5
Semipalmated Plover 4
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Willet 3+
American Oystercatcher 1 Belle Isle Inlet
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Common Tern 3
Least Tern 2
Willow Flycatcher 1 B.I. Lawn Ave. Trail (wear long sleeves; mosquitoes await you)
Warbling Vireo 3 B.I.
Yellow Warbler 7 B.I.
Common Yellowthroat 2 B.I.
Saltmarsh Sparrow 5 B.I.
Bobolink 1 B.I. Meadow
Baltimore Oriole 1 B.I.
Date: 6/5/25 4:59 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 6/5 Acadian and Y.-B. Flycatchers at McLaughlin Woods, Etc.
I wasn't planning on birding in the woods today, but I awoke to the song of a CANADA WARBLER just outside my window! I took that as an omen, and decided to bird McLaughlin Woods after all! I birded from 10:15-12:20
Acadian Flycatcher 1 orchard
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1 orchard
Great Crested Flycatcher 1 possibly nesting; caught a worm up in the trees
Canada Warbler 1 See Above
Tiger Swallowtail 1
duskywing sp. 1 ?
Date: 6/2/25 10:55 am From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] Mourning Warbler at McLaughlin Woods
Hi,
I birded here from 9:45-11:45. For some reason, Mourning Warbler wasn't on my radar. I heard the singing initially while I was up top. I found it a bit later from the dirt path opposite the bard of the maroon house that backs up onto the path. I then lost it for a while. I went back up top, and heard the bird singing briefly. I went down that unofficial path that runs along that black, chain link fence, and there was the bird below eye-level!
This locale is close to the initial one. Opposite the yard of the maroon house, and half-way up the slope. Unfortuneately, the bird was singing very infrequently. With this species, I think it is easier to see it if you are looking down at it from above. Good luck!
P.S., on Saturday night, at 8:00, I saw a pair of GREAT EGRETS fly over Stop and Shop in Brigham Circle. I believe the strong easterly winds had something to do with it.
Date: 5/29/25 3:50 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 5/29 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher at McLaughlin Woods, Etc.
I birded here today from 8:30-12:00. The Yellow-bellied Flycatcher was already calling upon my arrival to the orchard/locust grove. The bird wouldn't call again for seventy minutes. That was it for calls. Perhaps the cloudy day silenced rhe birds today.Brief spurts of sunshine noticeably resulted in bird song
Chimney Swift 6
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1 seen too
Eastern Kingbird 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Canada Warbler 1 more than half-way down dirt path; on right
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Northern Parula 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 3
Magnolia Warbler 2+
Baltimore Oriole 1
Date: 5/29/25 6:46 am From: <neil.c......> <neil.calabro1...> Subject: [BostonBirds] Upcoming BBC Bird Walk at Brook Farm This Sunday!
Hi everyone,
I want to alert you all to a Brookline Bird Club-sponsored bird walk at *Brook Farm, 670 Baker St, West Roxbury, MA* this upcoming Sun., Jun. 1, 2025 at 8 am.
I'll be co-leading a walk *Michael McCarthy* where we will observe resident birds and spring migrants in a unique urban habitat with a multitude of habitats that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and rare birds. Birders from beginners to experts will enjoy this walk.
*Target species* are cuckoos, flycatchers, grosbeaks, herons, orioles, rails, thrushes, vireos, warblers, & woodpeckers are target birds.
We may do an optional 30 minute trip extension to an adjacent location such as Millenium Park.
*What to Bring: *
- Hat - Waterproof footwear - Water - Binoculars (recommended) - Sunblock (recommended) - Insect repellent (recommended).
*Trail Conditions:* combination of paved, grass, and dirt (typical of wooded areas) and generally flat with occasional gentle inclines.
*Registration:* The walk is free but preregistration is required. Please preregister by emailing <neil.calabro1...>
*Directions: *Coming from the Arnold Arboretum and Allandale Woods, follow the VFW Parkway towards Dedham and take a right onto Baker St. Drive about 1/3 of a mile, then take a left to Baker Street. Proceed to the parking lot at the Baker Street entrance to *Brook Farm, 670 Baker St, West Roxbury* - opposite 'The Old Print Shop' building. Park in spaces around the historic Brook Farm buildings. If you enter The Gardens at Gethsemane Cemetery, you've gone too far.
Note: If you run late, we will proceed from the Print Shop up the paved road toward the Cemetery to the second Mass. DCR trailhead gate on the right and then bird in the woods from there.
