Date: 9/16/26 9:03 pm From: Barbara Volkle <barb620...> Subject: [MASSBIRD] 9/16 Blue-winged Teal, Merlin Osprey at Cow Island Pond in West,Roxbury
Thanks to Paul Peterson for the following report.
Barbara Volkle Northborough,MA <barb620...>
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:19:35 +0000 (UTC) From: Paul Peterson <petersonpaul63...> Subject: 9/16 Blue-winged Teal, Merlin Osprey at Cow Island Pond in West Roxbury
I birded from 2:30-5:00 at Cow Island as well as Millennium Park canoe launch. My target bird was Blue-winged Teal, which I got very good looks at once the yellow canoe guy scared up all the many ducks from the Dedham side of Cow Island Pond.
Great Blue Heron 4 Mute Swan 8 BLUE-WINGED TEAL 2 Wood Duck 7 Osprey 1 Merlin 1 atop dead tree at pond's edge near skating rink Turkey Vulture 1 Spotted/Solitary 1 Killdeer 2 Least Sandpiper 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Common Raven 1
