Date: 1/20/26 12:04 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 1/19 Short=eared Owls+Sapsucker+Dickcissel
First, I went to Castle Island from 11:30-1:30 in hopes of seeing the two Short-eared Owla that Dan Burton had seen the previous day (per e-bird). I was about to give up after twenty minutes or so when, out of nowhere, three raptors came into view. Two Short-eared Owls and a Northern Harrier. For the next twenty minutes I enjoyed the occasional diving upon each other, as well as the strange moth-like movements of these beautiful owls. Unfortunately, there are no benches at the fish pier area.
Common Loon 1
Red-throated Loon 1
Brant 25
American Black Duck 9
Long-tailed Duck 5
Short-eared Owl 2
Northern Harrier 1
Purple Sandpiper 20 my highest ever count here?; near the first cut
Dunlin 46 2nd cut
Snow Bunting 18 feeding n a small patch of exposed grass near the gray shack
Fenway Victory Gardens 3:20-4:00:
Mallard Duck 170
Hooded Merganser 7 not in the gardens; on Muddy River
Ring-necked Duck 1 not in the gardens; on the river
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 adult male! Row D; flew onto the magnolia tree there
DICKCISSEL 1 Row D as well!; plot with the suet feeder with House Sparrows; continuing for weeks now
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-throated Sparrow 15
Paul Peterson
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Boston
Song Sparrow 8
